The saxophone proved to gain acceptance when it came to America. Oddly enough, a woman by the name Elise Boyer Hall (1853-1924) was the first to perform on and let the United States know how truly incredible the saxophone is. She began learning the saxophone while she was recovering from typhoid fever. She commissioned many solo works from world renowned composer that had written for this new instrument. A few of these composers include Richard Strauss, Claude Debussy and Georges Bizet. Another huge successor to the popularity of the saxophone in America in none other than John Phillip Sousa. Sousa adopted the saxophone into his military bands and they had finally found a permanent home. The saxophonists in Sousa’s band have had a large
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Typically, players will be started on an alto saxophone because it is an ideal size for younger children. As kids grow, they are able to easily transition from to any other saxophones because the fingers and notes always go in the same spot no matter the transposition or saxophone. Saxophones also all read in treble clef, though they do not sound in the octave that they are written in (mostly for tenor, baritone and lower) and overblow at the octave to have similar fingerings at all octaves. This was thought to make them appealing to more people because of the simplicity of learning one saxophone, yet knowing how to play all of them but, with simple …show more content…
The saxophone is one of the few instruments that can imitate voices. Saxophone players are able to play like you would sing, cry, or even yell and evoke all different kinds of emotion. The saxophone has had such an amazing and revolutionary impact on music history as well as American history. Over the past 200 years, the saxophone hasn’t taken on the role in the orchestra but rather found a much bigger home in marching bands as well as jazz big bands. What would jazz be if there were no saxophones? The world will never have to wonder about what might have never happened if the saxophone hadn’t been born. The development of the saxophone has had such a profound impact of music over the past 200 years, it will be exciting to see what the future has in store for this unique
Typically, players will be started on an alto saxophone because it is an ideal size for younger children. As kids grow, they are able to easily transition from to any other saxophones because the fingers and notes always go in the same spot no matter the transposition or saxophone. Saxophones also all read in treble clef, though they do not sound in the octave that they are written in (mostly for tenor, baritone and lower) and overblow at the octave to have similar fingerings at all octaves. This was thought to make them appealing to more people because of the simplicity of learning one saxophone, yet knowing how to play all of them but, with simple …show more content…
The saxophone is one of the few instruments that can imitate voices. Saxophone players are able to play like you would sing, cry, or even yell and evoke all different kinds of emotion. The saxophone has had such an amazing and revolutionary impact on music history as well as American history. Over the past 200 years, the saxophone hasn’t taken on the role in the orchestra but rather found a much bigger home in marching bands as well as jazz big bands. What would jazz be if there were no saxophones? The world will never have to wonder about what might have never happened if the saxophone hadn’t been born. The development of the saxophone has had such a profound impact of music over the past 200 years, it will be exciting to see what the future has in store for this unique