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The '''saxophone''' was invented by a Belgian [[clarinet]]ist and instrument maker Adolphe Sax, who is credited with the invention or modification of many wind instruments (all of them beginning with “sax”.) The saxophone and the "saxhorn" are the only two still in use. It was invented to resemble an intermediate instrument between [[woodwind]] and [[brass instrument|brass]], although it is generally considered a single-reed woodwind instrument. It was first heard in 1841 in a now unknown oratorio, “''The Last King of Judah''”.
The '''saxophone''' was invented by a Belgian [[clarinet]]ist and instrument maker Adolphe Sax, who is credited with the invention or modification of many wind instruments (all of them beginning with “sax”.) The saxophone and the "saxhorn" are the only two still in use. It was invented to resemble an intermediate instrument between [[woodwind]] and [[brass instrument|brass]], although it is generally considered a single-reed woodwind instrument. It was first heard in 1841 in a now unknown oratorio, “''The Last King of Judah''”.