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Sarrusophone
Sarrusophones, left to right: bass, baritone, tenor, alto, soprano. 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 (patent)
Developed
Mid 19th century
Playing range
Written range of a sarrusophone; all (except the C contrabass) are transposing instruments notated in treble clef.
Related instruments
Oboe
Bassoon
Contrabassoon
Saxophone
Reed contrabass
Rothphone
Builders
Conn (contrabass only)
Couesnon & Co.
Evette & Schaeffer
Gautrot
Orsi
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Sarrusophones:
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Baritone
Bass
Contrabass
The sarrusophones are a family of metal double reed conical bore woodwind instruments patented and first manufactured by French instrument maker Pierre-Louis Gautrot in 1856. Gautrot named the sarrusophone after French bandmaster Pierre-Auguste Sarrus (1813–1876), whom he credited with the concept of the instrument, though it is not clear whether Sarrus benefited financially. The instruments were intended for military bands, to serve as replacements for oboes and bassoons which at the time lacked the carrying power required for outdoor marching music. Although originally designed as double-reed instruments, single-reed mouthpieces were later developed for use with the larger bass and contrabass sarrusophones.
The sarrusophones are a family of metal double reed conical bore woodwind instruments patented and first manufactured by French instrument maker Pierre-Louis...
The contrabass sarrusophone is the deepest of the family of sarrusophones, built in three sizes pitched in E♭, C or B♭. It was made in the 19th and early...
The alto sarrusophone is the alto member of the sarrusophone family of metal double reed instruments. Pitched in E♭, its body is folded only once, and...
The baritone sarrusophone is the baritone member of the sarrusophone family of metal double reed conical bore wind instruments. Sometimes colloquially...
saxsarrusophone) is a metal double reed conical bore wind instrument similar to the sarrusophone, but built with a saxophone shape. The rothphone was invented by Friedrich...
The bass sarrusophone is the bass member of the sarrusophone family of metal double reed conical bore wind instruments. Pitched in the key of B♭, it has...
The tenor sarrusophone is the tenor member of the sarrusophone family of metal double reed wind instruments, pitched in B♭ with the same range as the tenor...
The soprano sarrusophone is a high-pitched member of the sarrusophone family of keyed metal conical bore double reed instruments. It is pitched in B♭...
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