C soprano saxophone

The C soprano saxophone is a member of the saxophone family. It closely resembles the more common B♭ soprano saxophone but is pitched a tone higher. Unlike most other saxophones, it is not a transposing instrument, a quality it shares with the C melody saxophone. The C soprano has a very similar range to the oboe.

Not to be confused with soprano saxophone or C melody saxophone.
C Soprano Saxophone
B♭ soprano saxophone (left), silver-plated C soprano saxophone (center), E♭ sopranino saxophone (right).
Woodwind instrument
Classification
Hornbostel–Sachs classification422.212-71
(Single-reed aerophone with keys)
Inventor(s)Adolphe Sax
Developed28 June 1846[1]
Playing range

In C: sounds as written.
Related instruments

Military band family:

Orchestral family:

Other saxophones:

Musicians
More articles or information

In the early 20th century, the C soprano was marketed to those who wished to perform oboe parts in military band, vaudeville arrangements, or church hymnals. C sopranos are the same shape as B♭ sopranos and differ in length by only around 3 centimeters. C soprano saxophones usually have a "C" stamped on them, close to the serial number. The same companies that made C melody instruments manufactured C soprano saxophones (e.g. Conn).[2] As with C melody instruments, production of C sopranos commenced circa 1919 and ended around 1929.

In classical music

The C soprano saxophone was used by Richard Strauss in his Sinfonia Domestica, where included in the music are parts for four saxophones including a soprano saxophone in C.

Notes
  1. "June 28, 1846: Parisian Inventor Patents Saxophone". Wired.com. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  2. "C Soprano Saxophone Information". Cmelodysax.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2014.


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