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World famous music suitable for saxophone performance
Famous songs and classics suitable for saxophone performance:

1 Home

2 Exchange partners

3 greensleeves

4 Romeo and Juliet

5 Tears in heaven

6 You are my woman

7 Morning

8 Spring Breeze

9 Butterfly Lovers

. Don't cry for me in Argentina

14 Top of the World

15 Jazz Music

16 A curtain of dreams

17-Commitment in the wind

18 Endless love

19 Midnight deep affection

2 ghosts are still missing

21 The blue bridge was broken

22 reappeared yesterday

Take off the stars all over the sky

29 My heart is still

3 My heart is eternal

The saxophone was invented by adolphe sax (1814-1894), a Belgian, in 184. Adolf is a keen instrument maker, good at clarinet and flute playing. His original idea was to design a bass instrument for the orchestra, and the Ophicleide was flexible and adaptable to outdoor performances. He combined the mouthpiece of the bass clarinet with the tube of the Orphee Clyde and improved it, and named this new instrument after himself.

in p>1814, Adolphe Antoine Sax was born in Dinan, a small town in Belgium. His father was a prestigious musical instrument manufacturer at that time. Adolf Sacks was an outstanding student in Broussais Conservatory of Music at the age of 15, and performed with the Broussais Music Symphony Orchestra. He has achieved considerable accomplishments in flute and clarinet, and it is precisely because he improved the clarinet that the clarinet became a standard member of the symphony. The Belgian government greatly encouraged him and awarded him the second prize at an exhibition. However, Adolphe Sachs felt a little disappointed that he failed to win the first prize. Disappointed, he went to Paris to develop.

in p>1842, adolf saxophone invented the first saxophone, which was an e-flat saxophone in alto. The invention of this instrument left a deep impression on adolf saxophone's good friend Berlioz. Berlioz was one of the most influential musicians in Europe at that time. He praised this instrument invented by Adolf Sachs in various media, saying that this instrument has the most human characteristics. People named the musical instrument "Saxophone" according to Adolf Saxophone's surname, and a musical instrument with the most beautiful tone and distinctive shape was born.

In p>1844, saxophone was first used in George Kane Turner's opera The Last King of Judea, and Berlioz also wrote an ensemble "Hymn" for saxophone.

in p>1846, the saxophone invented by adolf saxophone was patented as a musical instrument. This established his prominent position in the music industry in Paris and was hailed as a genius in Europe. Then adolf saxophone started a saxophone manufacturing enterprise in Paris. Adolf saxophone invented 14 saxophones with the same size and different shapes. (including the small small treble saxophone and the large double bass saxophone. The trumpet of the double bass saxophone is so big that a child can even be put in it. )

in p>1851, adolf saxophone obtained a patent for a large metal tube with a hole spacing of 24 keys, which was called "saxophone system tube".

in p>1853, the French army began to use saxophone, which perfectly combined woodwind music with brass music. At that time, wind bands from all European countries came to buy this musical instrument-saxophone invented and produced by Adolf Sachs, which made Adolf Sachs a very rich man. Adolf Sachs' success aroused the envy of his peers, so he was taken to court, saying that Adolf Sachs stole their patents and fought bravely to safeguard his invention and honor.

In p>186, when the saxophone was popular, Andir, an Englishman, developed his first saxophone, which broke the monopoly position of Adolf saxophone. Because of Andir's hard pursuit, his saxophone was sought after by many saxophonists for its exquisite workmanship and beautiful timbre.

in p>1885, French Selma wind instrument manufacturing company was established in Paris, which was named after its founder Henri Selmer. Selma Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company mainly produces single reed musical instruments, especially saxophone and clarinet, and its excellent product quality is world-famous.

around p>1886, the first wind band in the history of China was founded by Robert Hart [1835-1911], a foreigner who was then the General Affairs Department of China Customs.

in p>1887, adolf saxophone added a "b-flat" key under the original "b" key of saxophone, and added a semi-frame device to protect the key on several bass and larger keys.

In p>1894, Adolf Sacks died in Paris, who was penniless. However, what can comfort his soul in heaven is that after years of efforts by his lawyer, he finally won the lawsuit against his opponent.

Before p>19, there were not many works about saxophone, because many musicians didn't know whether saxophone would last for a long time, so many musicians didn't set foot in the field of saxophone, but they could still find saxophone in symphonies, and made excellent performances, such as Bizet's Girl in Alai City. Ravel Mosolski's Photo Exhibition, etc.

In p>193, Debussy wrote Rhapsody for alto saxophone and wind band for Mrs. Hall in Boston, a very rich woman. Mrs. Hall later became an excellent saxophone player, and she invited famous composers such as Dan Di and Lovell to write works for saxophone.

At the beginning of the century, European military bands toured the North American continent, and some saxophone players settled in Louisiana, USA.

until the 192s, jazz music brought the treble saxophone into jazz. The rich expressive force of saxophone in jazz has greatly amazed the world, thus establishing the absolute position of saxophone in jazz, and Sidney Beecher is also known as the "father" of saxophone.

saxophone once appeared in Shanghai Hall in 193s and 194s, but after liberation, saxophone was regarded as an unpopular instrument and disappeared for a time. After the reform and opening up, the number of people learning saxophone has increased, and saxophone has appeared frequently in various media and performances, and its beautiful timbre has been loved by more and more Chinese people. In addition, famous foreign saxophonists and famous jazz bands have come to China for exchange visits, and more and more people are learning saxophone. Even in primary school campuses in Beijing, Shanghai, Xi' an and other places, a considerable number of primary school students have been able to play saxophone.