The sax is still a woodwind instrument, though. Photo courtesy National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota The name “saxophone” doesn’t just refer to one instrument, but to a family of them.

FOR THE RECORD: An article about the saxophone Sunday characterized the tuba as a woodwind instrument made of brass; the tuba is a member of the brass family. Also, a quotation in the story identi ...

The Belgian instrument maker, born 201 years ago, on Nov. 6, 1814, patented the saxophone in the 1840s. The new instrument, with a woodwind reed and a brass body, was a good fit for a military ban ...

His new invention: the saxophone. Initially crafted from wood, Sax's instruments flared at the tip to form a music-amplifying bell. Designed in seven sizes from sopranino to contrabass ...

The saxophone - or ‘sax’ - is a woodwind instrument used in classical music (such as concert bands, chamber music, and solo repertoires), military bands, marching bands, and jazz (such as big bands ...

donated one of his father’s three principal saxophones—a Mark VI tenor crafted by Henri Selmer Paris, a manufacturer of high-quality brass and woodwind instruments. The saxophone was made in ...