soprillo
Sign in to saveThe soprillo, also known as the piccolo saxophone or rarely sopranissimo saxophone, is the highest pitched and smallest saxophone. The soprillo was developed as a piccolo extension to the saxophone family in the late 1990s by the German instrument maker Benedikt Eppelsheim, although a working prototype sopranissimo of the same pitch was made in 1960 in a more compact curved form.
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- Photograph of a soprillo oriented vertically
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- Late 1990s
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- 300px|center The soprillo in B sounds a minor seventh higher than written.
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The soprillo, also known as the piccolo saxophone or rarely sopranissimo saxophone, is the highest pitched and smallest saxophone. The soprillo was developed as a piccolo extension to the saxophone family in the late 1990s by the German instrument maker Benedikt Eppelsheim, although a working prototype sopranissimo of the same pitch was made in 1960 in a more compact curved form.
The soprillo is pitched in B♭, one octave above the soprano saxophone, and half its length at including the mouthpiece.