 | Lewis, Alastair - Op. 6 Etude no. 3 Alto saxophone |
| Composer : | Lewis, Alastair (1974 - ) | ||||
| Instrumentation : | Alto saxophone | ||||
| Style : | Classical | ||||
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| Publisher : | Lewis, Alastair | ||||
| Copyright : | Copyright © 2011 Alastair Lewis | ||||
Added by alastair-lewis, 15 Sep 2011 Donate to Lewis, AlastairThis piece for alto saxophone is in the key of Eb major. The time signature is 2/4 and the tempo is Andante. The duration of the music is 3 minutes. A member of the saxophone family, the alto saxophone is designated as a woodwind musical instrument. It was invented by the Belgian Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor, and larger than the soprano. It is the type of saxophone most used in classical compositions. Alto saxophones are transposing instruments and the alto is tuned in the key of Eb. Thus when a C-natural note is played on the alto sax, it sounds a major 6th (Eb) lower. The alto sax is a reed instrument and hence is classified as a wind instrument. | |||||
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