saxophone
It uses a reed despite its metal body. This topic is part of Musical Instruments within Music. This page currently draws on 18 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
saxophone trivia questions
A saxophone belongs to which instrument family?
Answer: Woodwind
Bonus fact: It uses a reed despite its metal body.
What vibrates to produce sound in most saxophones?
Answer: Single reed
Bonus fact: The reed vibrates against the mouthpiece.
Who invented the saxophone?
Answer: Adolphe Sax
Bonus fact: Adolphe Sax patented it in the 1840s.
A saxophone uses what type of reed?
Answer: Single reed
Bonus fact: The reed vibrates against the mouthpiece.
What material are traditional saxophone reeds made from?
Answer: Cane
Bonus fact: Natural reeds are usually cut from Arundo donax cane.
Where is the reed attached on a saxophone?
Answer: Mouthpiece
Bonus fact: A ligature holds the reed against the mouthpiece.
Which saxophonist recorded the 1956 album Saxophone Colossus?
Answer: Sonny Rollins
Bonus fact: Saxophone Colossus was added to the National Recording Registry in 2016.
In what year was the saxophone patented?
Answer: 1846
Bonus fact: The Metropolitan Museum of Art says the saxophone was developed to provide a robust lower voice in the wind family.
Who developed the saxophone?
Answer: Adolphe Sax
Bonus fact: Adolphe Sax was Belgian-born and active in France.
What type of saxophone used by John Coltrane is preserved by the Smithsonian?
Answer: Tenor saxophone
Bonus fact: The Smithsonian instrument was made by Selmer.
Which hit song from "Wrap Around Joy" features a prominent saxophone part?
Answer: Jazzman
Bonus fact: "Jazzman" became one of King's biggest post-"Tapestry" hits.
Which musician played the memorable saxophone solo on "Jazzman"?
Answer: Tom Scott
Bonus fact: Scott was a leading Los Angeles session musician and also worked with Joni Mitchell and many other major artists.