Low-pitched member of the sarrusophone family of wind instruments
Baritone sarrusophone
Baritone sarrusophone in E♭, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Woodwind instrument
Classification
Wind
Aerophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
422.112 (Double reed aerophone with keys)
Inventor(s)
Pierre-Auguste Sarrus (concept)
Pierre-Louis Gautrot [fr] (patent)
Developed
Mid 19th century
Playing range
Baritone sarrusophone in E♭ sounds an octave and a major sixth lower than written.[1]
Related instruments
Bass oboe
Heckelphone
Lupophon
Bassoon
Baritone saxophone
Builders
Orsi (on request)
Eppelsheim
Historical:
Couesnon & Co. [fr]
Evette & Schaeffer
Gautrot [fr]
Orsi
More articles or information
Sarrusophones:
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Baritone
Bass
Contrabass
The baritone sarrusophone is the baritone member of the sarrusophone family of metal double reed conical bore wind instruments. Sometimes colloquially known as the combat bassoon, it is pitched in E♭ and has the same range as the baritone saxophone, and is about the same height as a bassoon.[1] Its body is wrapped around only once, whereas the contrabass sarrusophone wraps around twice.
Historically it was built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries principally by its inventor, Parisian instrument maker Pierre-Louis Gautrot [fr] and his successor, Couesnon & Co. [fr], as well as Evette & Schaeffer and Italian manufacturer Orsi of Milan. The sarrusophone family was conceived to replace oboes and bassoons in military and marching bands, where their metal construction was more durable and easier heard in outdoor settings.[1]
It is currently only made to order, by Orsi and the German instrument maker Benedikt Eppelsheim.[2][3]
^ abcBlaikley, D. J. (2001). "Sarrusophone". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.24597. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
^"Instruments Made on Request". Milan: Romeo Orsi. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009.
^"Custom Made". Munich: Benedikt Eppelsheim Wind Instruments. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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