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Archive Home > 2005 > October > 20 > The music of nations

The music of nations

By Andrew Moore / The Bulletin
October 20, 2005

Despite its warm tones and popularity in popular music, the saxophone is not often featured in orchestral works.

There are exceptions, of course, but the instrument was largely ignored by the Romantic-era composers of the 19th century. Patented by Belgian instrument-maker Adolphe Sax in 1846, it....

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