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In September 2012, Eppelsheim built the first full-size subcontrabass saxophone in B♭ (distinct from his B♭ tubax).<ref name="eppelsheim-custom">{{cite web |title=Custom made |url=https://www.eppelsheim.com/en/instruments/custom/ |publication-place=Munich, Germany |publisher=Benedikt Eppelsheim Wind Instruments |access-date=22 November 2022 |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129064233/https://www.eppelsheim.com/en/instruments/custom/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
In September 2012, Eppelsheim built the first full-size subcontrabass saxophone in B♭ (distinct from his B♭ tubax).<ref name="eppelsheim-custom">{{cite web |title=Custom made |url=https://www.eppelsheim.com/en/instruments/custom/ |publication-place=Munich, Germany |publisher=Benedikt Eppelsheim Wind Instruments |access-date=22 November 2022 |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129064233/https://www.eppelsheim.com/en/instruments/custom/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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In July 2013, J'Élle Stainer completed a full-size subcontrabass saxophone.<ref name="JElle-Stainer-GWR">{{cite web |title=GWR Subcontrabass |url=https://www.jellestainer.com/product-page/gwr-subcontrabass |website=J'Élle Stainer Extreme Saxophones |access-date=6 November 2022 |archive-date=6 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106025415/https://www.jellestainer.com/product-page/gwr-subcontrabass |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Berni-video">{{Cite AV media |title=Sub contrabbasso J'Elle Stainer Eppelsheim soprillo |people=Berni, Attilio (saxophone); Romeo, Alfredo (drums); Antinozzi, Christian (bass); Crispolti, Alessandro (piano) |medium=video |orig-date=recorded 18 October 2020 |location=Maccarese, Italy |publisher=Museo del Saxofono |date=27 January 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz5slFh3rxk |access-date=22 November 2022 |via=YouTube }}</ref> It stands {{convert|2.74|m}} high and weighs {{convert|28.6|kg}}.<ref name="Guinness">{{Cite web |title=Largest saxophone - playable by one person |date=3 August 2013 |publisher=Guinness World Records |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/110941-largest-saxophone-playable-by-one-person |access-date=22 November 2022 |archive-date=21 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121235959/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/110941-largest-saxophone-playable-by-one-person |url-status=live }}</ref> |
In July 2013, J'Élle Stainer completed a full-size subcontrabass saxophone.<ref name="JElle-Stainer-GWR">{{cite web |title=GWR Subcontrabass |url=https://www.jellestainer.com/product-page/gwr-subcontrabass |website=J'Élle Stainer Extreme Saxophones |access-date=6 November 2022 |archive-date=6 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106025415/https://www.jellestainer.com/product-page/gwr-subcontrabass |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Berni-video">{{Cite AV media |title=Sub contrabbasso J'Elle Stainer Eppelsheim soprillo |people=Berni, Attilio (saxophone); Romeo, Alfredo (drums); Antinozzi, Christian (bass); Crispolti, Alessandro (piano) |medium=video |orig-date=recorded 18 October 2020 |location=Maccarese, Italy |publisher=Museo del Saxofono |date=27 January 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz5slFh3rxk |access-date=22 November 2022 |via=YouTube }}</ref> It stands {{convert|2.74|m}} high and weighs {{convert|28.6|kg}}.<ref name="Guinness">{{Cite web |title=Largest saxophone - playable by one person |date=3 August 2013 |publisher=Guinness World Records |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/110941-largest-saxophone-playable-by-one-person |access-date=22 November 2022 |archive-date=21 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121235959/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/110941-largest-saxophone-playable-by-one-person |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Repertoire == |
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There is no historical [[classical music]] repertoire specifically scored for a subcontrabass saxophone, since playable instruments have only existed since 2010. Low saxophones have become popular in Brazil, particularly in the large orchestras that accompany hymns in church services of the [[Christian Congregation in Brazil]]. [[J'Élle Stainer]] have built at least one '''octacontrabass''' saxophone in E♭ an octave below the contrabass.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OctaContraBaixo - Ensaio local em Jordanópolis, SBC, SP |first=Bruno |last=Valadares |date=28 May 2024 |url= https://www.instagram.com/p/C7evrLIRqwq/ |access-date=5 June 2024 |via=Instagram }}</ref>{{cn|date=June 2024|reason=Better (manufacturer) source needed}} |
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| Classification | Single-reed |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 422.212-71 (Single-reed aerophone with keys) |
| Inventor(s) | Adolphe Sax |
| Developed | Conceived as part of Sax's 1846 patent; first playable instrument built by J’Élle Stainer in 2010 |
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The subcontrabass saxophone is the largest of the family of saxophones that Adolphe Sax described in his 1846 patent. He called it the saxophone bourdon, named after the very low-pitched 32′ bourdon pedal stop on large pipe organs. Although Sax planned to build one, the first playable instrument was only built in 2010. It is a transposing instrument pitched in B♭ one octave below the bass saxophone, two octaves below the tenor, and three octaves and a major second below its written pitch.[1]
History
Although described in Adolphe Sax's patent in 1846, a practical, playable subcontrabass saxophone did not exist until the 21st century.[2] An oversized saxophone that might have qualified was built as a prop circa 1965; it could produce tones, but its non-functional keywork required assistants to manually open and close the pads, and it was reportedly incapable of playing a simple scale.[3]
The tubax was developed in two sizes in 1999 by German instrument manufacturer Benedikt Eppelsheim, the lower of which, pitched in B♭, he describes as a "subcontrabass saxophone".[4] This instrument provides the same pitch range as the saxophone bourdon would have, while the smaller tubax in E♭ covers the range of the contrabass saxophone. Compared to a regular saxophone, the tubax has a narrower bore and uses a smaller reed.[5]
The Brazilian instrument manufacturer J'Élle Stainer produced a working compact subcontrabass saxophone in 2010, which was shown that year at Expomusic.[1][6] In September 2012, Eppelsheim built the first full-size subcontrabass saxophone in B♭ (distinct from his B♭ tubax).[7] In July 2013, J'Élle Stainer completed a full-size subcontrabass saxophone.[8][9] It stands 2.74 metres (9 ft 0 in) high and weighs 28.6 kilograms (63 lb).[10]
Repertoire
There is no historical classical music repertoire specifically scored for a subcontrabass saxophone, since playable instruments have only existed since 2010. Low saxophones have become popular in Brazil, particularly in the large orchestras that accompany hymns in church services of the Christian Congregation in Brazil. J'Élle Stainer have built at least one octacontrabass saxophone in E♭ an octave below the contrabass.[11][citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b Berni, Attilio (21 February 2013). "J'Elle Stainer Double Bb Sub-contrabass Saxophone". saxophone.org. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Cottrell 2012, p. 53.
- ^ Green, Grant D. (2002). "Subcontrabass Saxophones (?)". Contrabass Compendium. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
- ^ "Tubax (B♭)". Munich, Germany: Benedikt Eppelsheim Wind Instruments. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ Cohen, Paul (September 2000). "Redefining the saxophone, Soprillo and Tubax: new saxophones for a new millennium". Saxophone Journal. 25 (1). Needham, MA: Dorn Publications: 8–10. ISSN 0276-4768.
- ^ "Compact Subcontrabass". J'Élle Stainer Extreme Saxophones. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Custom made". Munich, Germany: Benedikt Eppelsheim Wind Instruments. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "GWR Subcontrabass". J'Élle Stainer Extreme Saxophones. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ Berni, Attilio (saxophone); Romeo, Alfredo (drums); Antinozzi, Christian (bass); Crispolti, Alessandro (piano) (27 January 2021) [recorded 18 October 2020]. Sub contrabbasso J'Elle Stainer Eppelsheim soprillo (video). Maccarese, Italy: Museo del Saxofono. Retrieved 22 November 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Largest saxophone - playable by one person". Guinness World Records. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Valadares, Bruno (28 May 2024). "OctaContraBaixo - Ensaio local em Jordanópolis, SBC, SP". Retrieved 5 June 2024 – via Instagram.
Bibliography
- Cottrell, Stephen (2012). The Saxophone. Yale Musical Instrument Series. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300100-41-9. LCCN 2012028346. OCLC 844030644. OL 25377233M. Wikidata Q113952716.
External links
- Attilio Berni in Back Home Again Indiana (YouTube) solos on the subcontabass and soprillo (Saxophone Museum, Maccarese, 2020)
- MP3 sound recording of the first movement of "Duet for Basses" by Walter Hartley, played as a B♭ Tubax duet (one instrument, overdubbed), performed by Jay C. Easton