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'''Charles-Joseph Sax''' (1 February 1790 – 26 April 1865) was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] (he lived in Dunant) musical instrument maker. His son was [[Antoine-Joseph Sax]] who invented the [[saxophone]], the [[sax horn]] and the [[saxophonist]].
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| birth_place = [[Dinant]], [[Wallonia]], [[Austrian Netherlands]] (now Belgium)
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| death_place = [[Paris, France]]
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| known_for = Father of [[Adolphe Sax]]
| occupation = Inventor, musical instrument designer
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'''Charles-Joseph Sax''' (1 February 1790 &ndash; 26 April 1865) was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] musical instrument maker. His son was [[Adolphe Sax]], who invented the [[saxophone]], the [[saxhorn]] and the [[saxotromba]].<ref name="britannica">{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/525956/Antoine-Joseph-Sax|title=Adolphe Sax &#124; Belgian inventor &#124; Britannica.com|publisher=britannica.com|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref>


Charles-Joseph was a great instrument maker, and made sure his son had a good education and a leg to stand on for his future. Charles-Joseph was a careful, strict, and kind father to his son, Antoine-Joseph, and played a big part in his son's successful career.
Sax was the son of Françoise Élisabeth (Maréchal) and Antoine Joseph Sax.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jI4MAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Francoise+Elis.+MARECHAL%22|title=Belgian Laces|year=1993}}</ref> He was a maker of wind and brass instruments, as well as of pianos, harps, and guitars. Sax was a great instrument maker, and made sure his son had a good education and a leg to stand on for his future. He was a careful, strict, and kind father to his son, [[Adolphe Sax]], and played a big part in his son's successful career.

Instruments built by Charles-Joseph are held in some museum collections.<ref name="metmuseum">{{cite web|url=http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/53.223|title=Clarinet in B-flat &#124; 53.223 &#124; Work of Art &#124; Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History &#124; The Metropolitan Museum of Art|publisher=metmuseum.org|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref><ref name="usd">{{cite web|url=http://orgs.usd.edu/nmm/UtleyPages/KeyedBugles/10002Saxkeyedbugle.html|title=Home &#124; National Music Museum|publisher=orgs.usd.edu|accessdate=2016-05-15}}</ref><ref name="mfa">{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.org/search/collections?artist=Charles-Joseph%20Sax|title=Search &#124; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|publisher=mfa.org|accessdate=2016-05-15}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 12:00, 9 July 2024

Charles-Joseph Sax
Born(1790-02-01)1 February 1790
Dinant, Wallonia, Austrian Netherlands (now Belgium)
Died26 April 1865(1865-04-26) (aged 75)
Paris, France
NationalityBelgian
Occupation(s)Inventor, musical instrument designer
Known forFather of Adolphe Sax

Charles-Joseph Sax (1 February 1790 – 26 April 1865) was a Belgian musical instrument maker. His son was Adolphe Sax, who invented the saxophone, the saxhorn and the saxotromba.[1]

Sax was the son of Françoise Élisabeth (Maréchal) and Antoine Joseph Sax.[2] He was a maker of wind and brass instruments, as well as of pianos, harps, and guitars. Sax was a great instrument maker, and made sure his son had a good education and a leg to stand on for his future. He was a careful, strict, and kind father to his son, Adolphe Sax, and played a big part in his son's successful career.

Instruments built by Charles-Joseph are held in some museum collections.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Adolphe Sax | Belgian inventor | Britannica.com". britannica.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  2. ^ "Belgian Laces". 1993.
  3. ^ "Clarinet in B-flat | 53.223 | Work of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art". metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  4. ^ "Home | National Music Museum". orgs.usd.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  5. ^ "Search | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston". mfa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-15.[permanent dead link‍]


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