Alto sarrusophone
High pitched member of the sarrusophone family of wind instruments
 Alto sarrusophone in E♭, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York | |
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| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 422.112 (Double reed aerophone with keys) |
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| Developed | Mid 19th century |
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The alto sarrusophone is the alto member of the sarrusophone family of metal double reed instruments. Pitched in E♭, its body is folded only once, and has a bocal that resembles the neck of a tenor saxophone.
Historically it was built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries principally by its inventor, Parisian instrument maker Pierre-Louis Gautrot [fr] and his successor, Couesnon & Co. [fr], as well as Evette & Schaeffer (now Buffet Crampon) and Romeo Orsi of Milan. It is currently only available by custom order, from Orsi or German instrument maker Benedikt Eppelsheim.[2][3]
References
- ^ Blaikley, D. J. (2001). "Sarrusophone". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.24597. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
- ^ "Instruments Made on Request". Milan: Romeo Orsi. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009.
- ^ "Custom Made". Munich: Benedikt Eppelsheim Wind Instruments. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
External links
Media related to Alto sarrusophones at Wikimedia Commons
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- Sopranino sarrusophone
- Soprano sarrusophone
- Alto sarrusophone
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- Baritone sarrusophone
- Bass sarrusophone
- Contrabass sarrusophone
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