A musical instrument of deep sound: †(a) a kind of bass viol now obsolete; (b) see quot. 1880; (c) a baritone saxophone.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > wind instrument > woodwind instruments > [noun] > reed instrument > saxophone > types of (10) baritone1685 A musical instrument of deep sound: †(a) a kind of bass viol now obsolete; (b) see quot. 1880; (c) a baritone saxophone. alto saxophone1856 a saxophone falling between the soprano and tenor in size, and usually pitched in E flat. soprano saxophone1856 attributive or as adj. transferred. Of certain musical instruments, as soprano cornet, soprano trombone; soprano saxophone n. the second highest… tenor saxophone1865 a member of the saxophone family intermediate between the alto and the baritone, usually pitched in B flat; also, one who plays this instrument… soprano1876 elliptical. = soprano saxophone n. at sense 3b above. tenor1876 Music. elliptical for tenor saxophone n. at compounds 2. alto sax1909 = alto saxophone n. alto1921 spec. Short for alto saxophone n. at compounds 2. Frequently attributive. baritone horn1949 Of an instrument: occurring in a ‘family’ of instruments between the tenor and the bass. So baritone horn n. (a) = A. 3(b); (b) U.S. a baritone… soprano sax1971 attributive or as adj. transferred. Of certain musical instruments, as soprano cornet, soprano trombone; soprano saxophone n. the second highest… |
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