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The sopranino saxophone is the second-smallest member of the saxophone family. It is tuned in the key of E♭, and sounds an octave higher than the alto saxophone. A sopranino in F was also described in Adolphe Sax's patent, an octave above an F alto (mezzo-soprano), but there are no known built instruments. The sopranino saxophone has a sweet sound and although it is one of the least common of the

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Sopranino saxophone
Orsi curved sopranino saxophone (c. 2000)
Woodwind instrument
Classification Single-reed
Hornbostel–Sachs classification422.212-71
(Single-reed aerophone with keys)
InventorAdolphe Sax
Developed1840s
Playing range
The sopranino saxophone in E sounds a minor third higher than written. Some models may have a high F key.
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