June 28, 1846: An Important Date In Saxophone History
It was on this date that Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone—and a number of other musical instruments that have faded into the shadows of our …
Adolphe Sax
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The Italian Saxophobia Project
In the central Italian province of Rome, is a town called Fiumicino. There you’ll find the Centro Studi Musicali Torre in Pietra (CSMT). According to their website—that is only …
Now Those Are Some Serious Saxes
Dinant, Belgium—the birthplace of Adolphe Sax—does have a number of saxophone sculptures. I have featured a couple of them on my weblog over the past couple of years. 1, …
Are You Looking For An Adolphe Sax, Saxophone?
If you are, there is one currently on eBay. However, there is one catch: It was not built by Adolphe Sax Sr—Antoine Joseph—but rather by Adolphe’s son, …
The Day The Music Most Certainly Didn’t Die
According to the French Wikipedia, on February 7, 1894—117 years ago today—the man who invented our beloved instruments passed away. Now depending on which resource …
