General Information

• There are four main types of saxophones: the Barition, the Tenor, the Alto, and the Soprano. There are many more
  however.
• Even though the instrument is made of brass, it is a woodwind instrument because it is played with a single-reed
  mouthpiece, like a clarinet.
• The saxophone was the most expensive woodwind instrument around the time they were made.

General History

• The Saxophone family was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1840.
• Two series of saxophones were created, one in B♭ and E♭ for military bands, and another in C and F for orchestra, but it never got a foothold.