Index : A : Adolphe Sax

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Adolphe Sax

Yes or No: After Sax lost his first patent did he ever get the rights to the saxophone back (re-patent)?

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Yes. Actually in 1881 Sax extended the patent on his original one. After he got this patent he extended the bell of the horn, which allowed it to play a low Bb and A. He also tweeked it to allow it to play the high F sharp and G.



Who was Sax's friend that wrote an article for the Paris magazine "Journal des Debats" telling the public of Sax's new invention?

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Hector Berlioz. Hector Berlioz conducted "Chant Sacre" which featured a saxophone part. George Kastner's opera "Last King of Juda" was the first orchestra to feature a saxophone. Jules Demerssemann was a composer who wrote an orchestra containing a saxophone part. Nazaire Beeckman was a Professor of Saxophone at Brussels Conservatory.



What year was Sax born?

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1814. He was born in the year 1814. 1846 was when he first got the patent for his newly invented saxophone, at the age of 29.



What year did Sax lose his patent for the saxophone?

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1866. His patent lasted for 20 years before it expired.



What was Adolphe's real given name?

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Antoine-Joseph. He was born November 6 in Dinant, Belgium with the name Antoine-Josephe Sax. His father was Charles-Joseph, also an instrument inventor.



In what year did Sax get the patent for his saxophone?

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1846. The saxophone went through many stages before finally becomeing the saxophone. One type of early saxophone was called the saxhorn.



How many different kinds of saxophone did Sax invent?

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14. The saxophones that sax invented himself were the Eb Sopranino, Bb Soprano, Eb Alto, Bb Tenor, Eb Baritone, Bb Bass, and the Eb Contrabass in the keys of Eb and Bb. He also, in the keys of F and C, invented the F Sopranino, C Soprano, F Alto, C Tenor, F Baritone, C Bass, and the F Contrabass. A Bb sopranissimo sax has been invented, but not by Sax himself. You can see where I found this info at http://www1.tip.nl/~t875094/saxgb/typesax.html



Finally, what year did Adolphe Sax die?

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1894. After Sax died many changes were made to the saxophone to make it how it is today. You can find a timeline, which is where I found most of the info for this quiz at http://www2.potsdam.edu/CRANE/mcallitp/timeline



Before inventing the saxophone, what instrument did Adolphe perfect?

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Bass Clarinet. He perfected the design of the bass-clarinet by fixing some of the instrument's keywork and design.



After Sax's patent expired, which company re-patented the saxophone?

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Millereau Co.. After Sax lost his patent the Millereau Co. took the patent for the saxophone and then added a forked F flat key. This key evolved into the spoon keys that are seen on today's saxes.

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