History and Introduction of Saxophone 1. Origin of Saxophone In 1814, Adolphe Antoine Sax was born in Dinant, a small town in Belgium. His father was a well-known musical instrument manufacturer at the time. At the age of 15, Adolf Sachs was already an outstanding student at the Brussels Conservatoire and performed with the Brussels Symphony Orchestra. He already had considerable attainments in flute and clarinet, and it was precisely because he improved the clarinet that the clarinet became a standard member of the symphony. The Belgian government greatly encouraged this and awarded him the second prize at an exhibition. However, Adolf Sachs felt a little disappointed that he failed to win the first prize. Disappointed, he went to Paris to develop. In 1842, Adolf Sax invented the first saxophone, a baritone saxophone in the key of E flat. The invention of this instrument left a deep impression on Adolf Sax's good friend Berlioz. Berlioz was one of the most influential musicians in Europe at that time. He praised the instrument invented by Adolf Saxo in various media, saying that this instrument had the most human characteristics. People named the instrument "Saxophone" after Adolf Sax's surname, and an instrument with the most beautiful sound and the most distinctive shape was born. In 1844, the saxophone was used for the first time in George Kaitner's opera "The Last King of the Jews", and Berlioz also composed a Qin song "Hymn" for the saxophone. In 1946, Adolf Sachs patented the saxophone invented by the musical instrument. This established his prominent position in the Paris music circle and was hailed as a European genius. Then Adolf Sachs opened a saxophone manufacturing company in Paris. Adolf Sachs invented 14 types of saxophones of different sizes and shapes. (Including small soprano saxophone and large double bass saxophone. The trumpet of the double bass saxophone is so large that it can even fit a child.) In 1851, Adolf Saxophone achieved a metal large instrument with a hole pitch of twenty-four keys. The patent for the pipe, this kind of metal bassoon is called "Saxophone system bassoon". In 1853, the French army began to use the saxophone, which perfectly combined woodwind and brass music. At that time, wind bands from all European countries came to buy the saxophone, the musical instrument invented and produced by Adolf Sachs, which made Adolf Sax become a very wealthy man. Adolf Sachs's success aroused the jealousy of his peers, so they took him to court, saying that Adolf Sachs had stolen their patents. Adolf Sachs fought heroically to defend his invention and honor. In 1885, the French Selmer wind instrument manufacturing company was established in Paris. The company was named after its founder, Henri Selmer. The Selma Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company produces single-reed instruments, especially saxophones and clarinets, and is renowned for its superior product quality. Around 1886, the first wind band in my country's history was established, founded by Robert Hart [1835--1911], a foreigner who was then the General Affairs Department of China's Customs. In 1887, Adolf Saxophone added a "B flat" key under the original lowest "B" key of the saxophone, and installed key-protecting half keys on several of the lowest and larger keys. Framing device. In 1894, Adolf Sachs died penniless in Paris, but what comforts his soul in heaven is that after years of hard work by his lawyer, he finally won the lawsuit against his opponent. Before 1900, there were not many works about the saxophone, because many musicians did not know whether the saxophone instrument could exist for a long time, so many musicians did not get involved in the field of the saxophone, but the saxophone can still be found in the symphony orchestra. figures, and have outstanding performances, such as Bizet's "Girls of the City of Allais"; Ravel Mossorgsky's "Picture Exhibition", etc. In 1903, Debussy composed a work "Rhapsody" for alto saxophone and wind band for Mrs. Hall of Boston, a particularly wealthy woman. Mrs. Hall later became an excellent saxophone performer. She also invited famous composers such as Dan Di and Loverel to compose works for the saxophone. At the beginning of the century, European military bands toured the North American continent, and some saxophone players settled in Louisiana, the United States. It was not until the 1920s that jazz music pioneered the introduction of tenor saxophone into jazz music. The rich expressiveness of the saxophone in jazz music has amazed the world, thus establishing the absolute status of the saxophone in the jazz music. Sidney Beechert is also known as the "father of the saxophone" ". The saxophone once appeared in Shanghai theaters in my country in the 1930s and 1940s. However, after liberation, the saxophone was regarded as an unpopular instrument and disappeared for a time. After the reform and opening up, the number of people learning the saxophone has increased. The saxophone has appeared frequently in various media and performances. Its beautiful tone has also been loved by more and more Chinese people. In addition, famous foreign saxophone players And famous jazz bands come to my country for exchange visits. More and more people are learning saxophone. Even in primary school campuses in Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an and other places in my country, a considerable number of primary school students can play saxophone.

As time goes by, I firmly believe that more people will know, learn and understand saxophone.