saxophone

English - Turkish

Definition of saxophone in English Turkish dictionary

{i} saksofon

Tom saksofonunu çalıyor. - Tom is playing his saxophone.

Saksofonu çalan oğlan Tom'dur. - The boy playing the saxophone is Tom.

saksafon

Ben artık asla saksafon çalmam. - I never play the saxophone anymore.

Yeni bir saksafon almak için para tasarrufu yapıyorum. - I've been saving up to buy a new saxophone.

{i} saksofoncu

English - English

Definition of saxophone in English English dictionary: A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards; a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore; {i} type of woodwind instrument with a conical metal body (Music); Adolfe Sax patented this metal woodwind instruments in 1846 There are seven members of the saxophone family The smallest have a straight form and the larger have their bell flared and bent upwards; A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a clarinet; A member of the woodwind instrument family (N B : even though the body of the instrument looks like it is made of brass!) The saxophone has with the following stages of sound production: energy source: air vibrating element: single reed resonating chamber: the instrument's body; A family of woodwind instruments with a conical bore that produce sound by a vibrating reed They are usually curved and made of brass; A keyed brass reed instrument in several sized and registers, used especially in jazz and dance music; A woodwind instrument made of metal and sounded with a single reed, the saxophone is a more recent instrument addition to the orchestra Tenor Saxophone Alto Saxophone Soprano Saxophone; A saxophone is a musical instrument in the shape of a curved metal tube with a narrower part that you blow into and keys that you press. Single-reed wind instrument with a conical metal tube and finger keys. Though made of brass, it is classified as a woodwind instrument. Its mouthpiece resembles that of the clarinet. The saxophone family includes instruments with at least eight different ranges, the tenor and alto instruments being the most common. The smallest (highest-range) saxophones are straight; the rest have curved necks and their bells are bent up and out. Transposing instruments (producing a higher or lower pitch than indicated in music written for it) in B-flat and E-flat, all have the same written 3 1 2 -octave range. The saxophone was patented in 1846 by Adolphe Sax, who created two separate instrument families, for military and orchestral use respectively. Though few composers included saxophones in their orchestral scores, they became centrally important in military, dance, and jazz bands; A single reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards
alto saxophone: A member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments that is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano
saxophonist: A person who plays or practices with the saxophone
saxophones: plural of saxophone
saxophonist: {i} one who plays the saxophone (type of musical instrument)
saxophonist: A saxophonist is someone who plays the saxophone. someone who plays the saxophone
saxophonist: a musician who plays the saxophone

saxophone

Hyphenation

sax·o·phone

Turkish pronunciation

säksıfōn

Pronunciation

/ˈsaksəˌfōn/ /ˈsæksəˌfoʊn/

Etymology

[ 'sak-s&-"fOn ] (noun.) 1851. A combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + -o- + -phone (“phone”), from Ancient Greek φωνή (fōnḗ, “voice”)