He endured strife and struggling and wrangling. One of his famous challenges was held in the Ministry of War. Sax was accompanied by a group of nine musicians, whereas Carafa's orchestra was composed of thirty-two performers. The location chosen for the challenge was the Champ-de-Mars... Adolphe Sax, inventor of the Saxophone
The saxophone was originally patented as two musical families: the "orchestral" family and the "band" family. Each family has seven instruments, but today only... read more...
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Playing with a band in front of an audience. 
Do you know what this famous sax player's nickname is?
The saxophone was originally patented as two musical families: the "orchestral" family and the "band" family. Each family has seven instruments, but today only...