Soprano saxophone

Soprano saxophone
Woodwind instrument
Classification	Single-reed
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	422.212-71; (Single-reed aerophone with keys)
Inventor(s)	Adolphe Sax
Developed	1840s
Playing range
	Soprano saxophone in B♭ sounds a major second lower than written. Most can reach high F♯ or higher, using altissimo fingerings.
Related instruments
	Sizes: Soprillo; Sopranino; Soprano; Alto; Tenor; Baritone; Bass; Contrabass; Subcontrabass; Orchestral saxophones: C soprano; Mezzo-soprano; C melody; Specialty saxophones: Aulochrome; Tubax;
Musicians
	See list of saxophonists

Pattern of 5 notes of Reed Phase played on soprano saxophone

The soprano saxophone is a small, high-pitched member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented in the 1840s by Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax.^[1] Built in B♭ an octave above the tenor saxophone (or rarely, slightly smaller in C), the soprano is the third-smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists (from smallest to largest) of the soprillo, sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, contrabass, and subcontrabass. The soprillo and sopranino are rare instruments, making the soprano the smallest saxophone in common use.

^ Newton, Bret (7 December 2014). "Saxophones in F and C". Bandestration. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

[:0-1] Newton, Bret (7 December 2014). "Saxophones in F and C". Bandestration. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

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