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Adolphe Sax
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Belgian musical instrument designer and musician (1814–1894)
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Adolphe Sax was a person associated with the country of BE. He was born on 1814-11-06 and died on 1894-02-07. The subject is referenced by 361 other encyclopedia articles.
Records indicate that Adolphe Sax has 5 works. On the Last.fm platform, the name Adolphe Sax is associated with 5 listeners and a playcount of 34.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Adolphe
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Dinant
- Place of death
- 9th arrondissement of Paris
- Father
- Charles-Joseph Sax
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Royal Conservatory of Brussels
- Employer
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Field of work
- musical instrument
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Image
- Adolphe Sax.jpg
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- place of burial
- Montmartre Cemetery
- Commons category
- Adolphe Sax
- date of birth
- 1814-11-06
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- Adolphe Sax
- Commons Creator page
- Adolphe Sax
- date of death
- 1894-02-07
- has works in the collection
- Bach House
- name in native language
- Antoine-Joseph (Adolphe) Sax
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Encyclopedic overview
Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax ( French: [ɑ̃twan ʒozɛf adɔlf saks]; 6 November 1814 – 7 February 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He also invented the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba, and redesigned the bass clarinet in a fashion still used in the 21st century. He played the flute and clarinet.
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