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The sopranissimo saxophone (also known as the piccolo or soprillo saxophone) is the smallest member of the saxophone family. It is pitched in B♭, one octave above the soprano saxophone.
- What is smaller than a soprano saxophone?
- What is the second smallest saxophone?
- How long is a Soprillo saxophone?
- How big is a sopranino saxophone?
What is smaller than a soprano saxophone?
The soprano is the third-smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists (from smallest to largest) of the soprillo, sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, contrabass saxophone and tubax.
What is the second smallest saxophone?
Eb Alto Saxophone
The alto sax is the second smallest in the four most common saxophones, it is larger than the soprano but smaller than the tenor. It shares the same upturned bell characteristics as the baritone and tenor, and is usually played in the front of the saxophonist.
How long is a Soprillo saxophone?
The soprillo, or sopranissimo, saxophone is also a rare instrument. At 33cm long, its highest note is an octave above a soprano saxophone and the corresponding key is positioned in the mouthpiece.
How big is a sopranino saxophone?
The smallest member of the family (46 cm long), the sopranino in E-flat (or in F), the highest pitched made by Sax, was considered by Berlioz worth a mention in the revised version of his Grand Traité d'instrumentation, published in 1855.
