tenor saxophone
Midrange reed instrument
A tenor saxophone is a mid-range member of the saxophone family, larger than the alto and smaller than the baritone.
Its warm, full tone makes it central to jazz, where it has been the instrument of legends like John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins: He played tenor sax in a bebop quartet.
Often shortened to tenor sax or just tenor.
Fast, complex jazz style
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- Coltrane"Giant Steps" musician
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- bluesMournful American music genre
fusion · harmony · riff · groove · syncopation · bop · cool jazz · modal
Expressing deep emotion
- bluesyMusically melancholic
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
- richHaving much of something
- deepFar from surface
resonant · gutsy · vibrant · sultry · breathy · honking · smooth · dark
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- ligatureCord for binding
- embouchureWind player's mouth position
- keyworkLever system on woodwinds
bell · bore · fingering · octave · intonation · vibrato · overtones · pitch
Blown orchestral instrument type
- clarinetSingle-reed woodwind instrument
- oboeTwin-reed wind instrument
- fluteTube blown sideways
- bassoonLow-pitched double-reed woodwind
wind ensemble · chamber music · orchestra · symphony · concerto · sonata · étude · transcription
Valved brass wind instrument
- tromboneSlide-operated brass instrument
- horn sectionEnsemble of wind instruments
- big bandLarge jazz ensemble
- marching bandMobile musical ensemble
R&B · funk · Motown · soul · arrangement · backing · ensemble
bebop
Fast, complex jazz style
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- Coltrane"Giant Steps" musician
- swingSuspended recreational seat
blues · fusion · harmony · riff · groove · syncopation · bop · cool jazz · modal · ballad
soulful
Expressing deep emotion
deep · resonant · gutsy · vibrant · sultry · breathy · honking · smooth · dark · bright
reed
Vibrating sliver for woodwinds
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- ligatureCord for binding
- embouchureWind player's mouth position
keywork · bell · bore · fingering · octave · intonation · vibrato · overtones · pitch · articulation
woodwind
Blown orchestral instrument type
bassoon · wind ensemble · chamber music · orchestra · symphony · concerto · sonata · étude · transcription · legit
trumpet
Valved brass wind instrument
- tromboneSlide-operated brass instrument
- horn sectionEnsemble of wind instruments
- big bandLarge jazz ensemble
marching band · R&B · funk · Motown · soul · arrangement · backing · ensemble
- low woodwindsbassoon, contrabassoon, bass clarinet
- wind instrumentsflute, clarinet, oboe, trumpet, bassoon
- Saxophonealto, alto sax, soprano, soprano sax, mouthpiece
- woodwindsclarinet, oboe, flute, bassoon, piccolo
- classical saxophone
tenor saxophonebass guitar
Low-pitched stringed instrument
rhythm guitar · kick drum · hi-hat · bass
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