baritone sax
Low brass-reed hybrid
A baritone sax is the large, deep-voiced member of the saxophone family, pitched in E-flat an octave below the alto.
Its rich, full tone anchors jazz ensembles and provides the bass line in saxophone sections.
The instrument's curved neck and upturned bell give it a distinctive J-shape: Gerry Mulligan made the baritone sax a lead voice in cool jazz.
- low-pitchedHaving a bass frequency
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- musicianOne who performs melodies
embouchure · horn section · timbre · hard bop · reed instrument · big band · swing era · sound production · improvisation · cool jazz · keywork · vibrato · concert band · jazz club · soloist · jazz ensemble · rhythm section · saxophonist
- E-flat instrumentsalto sax
- instrumentsguitar, guitars, piano, pianos, drum
- wind instrumentsflute, clarinet, oboe, trumpet, bassoon
- reed instrumentsoboe, clarinet, bassoon, English horn, alto sax
- Saxophonealto, alto sax, tenor, tenor sax, soprano
- Single Reedsclarinet, sax, alto sax, tenor sax, bass clarinet
baritone saxpiccolo
Small, high-pitched woodwind
soprano sax · flute · solo violin · lead voice · clarinet
baritone, saxophone, baritones, saxophones, tone, tones, tonal, tonality, atonal