Sarrusophon
Sign in to saveThe sarrusophones are a family of metal double reed conical bore woodwind instruments patented and first manufactured by French instrument maker Pierre-Louis Gautrot in 1856. Gautrot named the sarrusophone after French bandmaster Pierre-Auguste Sarrus (1813–1876), whom he credited with the concept of the instrument, though it is not clear whether Sarrus benefited financially. The instruments were intended for military bands, to serve as replacements for oboes and bassoons which at the time lacked the carrying power required for outdoor marching music. Although originally designed as double-ree
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- Sarrusophone
- Instrument.image
- Soprano Sarrusophone in B-flat MET mus350a.jpeg
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- Sarrusophones, left to right: bass, baritone, tenor, alto, soprano. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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- woodwind
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- 422.112
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- Double reed aerophone with keys
- Instrument.developed
- Mid 19th century
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- { \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } \clef treble \key c \major ^ \markup "written" \cadenzaOn bes1 \glissando g'''1 } Written range of a sarrusophone; all (except the C contrabass) are transposing instruments notated in treble clef.
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- Named after
- Pierre-Auguste Sarrus
- Image
- Soprano Sarrusophone in B-flat MET mus350a.jpeg
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- Sarrusophones
- Hornbostel-Sachs classification
- 422.112
- time of discovery or invention
- 1856-00-00
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Article · Deutsch
Das Sarrusophon ist ein in verschiedenen Größen gebautes Doppelrohrblattinstrument. Sein Korpus ist aus Metall gefertigt. Wegen seines Mundstücks wird es jedoch zu den Holzblasinstrumenten gerechnet. Pierre-Auguste Sarrus entwickelte die Sarrusophone im 19. Jahrhundert für die französische Militärmusik als akustisch kräftigere Alternativen zu Oboe und Fagott. Einige Sarrusophone sind im Musée de la musique in Paris zu besichtigen, weitere im Münchner Stadtmuseum und im Musikinstrumenten-Museum Berlin.
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