单词 | saxophone |
释义 | saxophone (once / 6147 pages) n A saxophone is a brass instrument that you play by blowing into a mouthpiece and pressing keys to form musical notes. John Coltrane and Charlie Parker (and Lisa Simpson :) were famous saxophone players. Saxophones are similar to instruments like clarinets, because both use a reed mouthpiece and are considered woodwinds. The saxophone, however, also qualifies as a brass instrument, like the trumpet and the tuba, since it's made out of brass and makes sound through vibrations inside the instrument's body. The word saxophone comes from Antoine Joseph Sax, the Belgian inventor of the saxophone. Sax's father, also named Sax, invented the less successful saxhorn. WORD FAMILYsaxophone: saxist, saxophones, saxophonist+/saxophonist: saxophonists USAGE EXAMPLESIn Mr. Braith’s mosaic, he is clad in a slick red blazer and carrying his signature Braithophone, alto and soprano saxophones melded into one. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) But there’s nothing dated about its sound here, especially as Mr. Harper tears into a tenor saxophone solo, around the five-minute mark. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Each of these two sets on New Year’s Eve will feature Mr. Zorn on alto saxophone, in a guest capacity. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) n a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore Syn|Hyper sax single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone) |
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