Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A musical instrument, such as a recorder, that is higher in pitch than the soprano of its family.
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- noun music a
musical instrument , especially asaxophone orrecorder , that is apitch higher than thesoprano instrument of its class
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective higher in range than soprano
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A Korean War veteran who emerged from the 1960s Chicago scene boosted by the activist collective Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Mr. Braxton made important albums focused on saxophone improvisation and sonic experiments with every reed instrument available, from sopranino to the contrabass saxophone.
A Jazztronaut, Exploring the Spaces in Music Steve Dollar 2011
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Rinaldo is a youthful work, full of cheerful trumpet and drum outbursts, and many special battle effects, as well as some exquisite trilling sopranino recorder work imitating birdsong.
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Allison Hampton soloed on the Celtic harp and Joseph Cunliffe played everything from a tiny sopranino recorder and high-pitched whistles to a resonant bass sax.
In performance: Celtic Christmas Cecelia Porter 2010
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Allison Hampton soloed on the Celtic harp and Joseph Cunliffe played everything from a tiny sopranino recorder and high-pitched whistles to a resonant bass sax.
In performance: Celtic Christmas Cecelia Porter 2010
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There are six sarrusophones, from the sopranino in
Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 Various
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The BEMF Chamber Ensemble, too, played superbly, with some spectacular tootling on the sopranino recorder by Kathryn Montoya over Williams's uproarious "O ruddier than the cherry."
The Seattle Times 2011
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* George Marge - sopranino recorder on "Rosalinda's Eyes"
AvaxHome 2010
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Typically known for his tenor playing, the saxophonist started the set with his public debut on the small sopranino saxophone, which looks like a shorter version of the soprano saxophone.
Spinner Tad Hendrickson 2010
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Saxophones 2 includes a variety of more exotic saxophones, extending the range to the sopranino and bass, and includes rare gems such as the C Melody:
MacMusic - News 2009
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Braxton plays alto, sopranino, bass, and concert bass saxophones, one at a time -- though he often employs more than a single horn in a selection.
AvaxHome RSS: 2008
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