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Adolphe Sax

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Adolphe Sax

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Also known as Antoine Joseph Adolphe Sax, Antoine-Joseph Sax

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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
BE
Active from
1814-11-06
Active to
1894-02-04

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
5
Total plays
34

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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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