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Structural Composition: Metal parabolic linear conical tube, flute head similar to clarinet, Bohm system sound key system. On the market, except bB treble saxophone and bE treble saxophone, they are all bent into pipe type. There are also straight tube type bE treble.

Material used: Copper (and also aluminium) plastic Saxophone developed in Thailand and some pure hand-made gold, silver or wooden Saxophone

Instrument features: rich timbre, high-pitched area between Clarinet and horn, middle-pitched area like voice and Cello timbre, bass area like trumpet and bass.

Benchmark audio frequency: as shown in figure:

Typical applications: Modern pop light music is widely used, and classical music often appears, such as symphony orchestra, wind orchestra, military orchestra, quartet. Ravel (France). There is a solo of treble and sub-baritone Saxophone in Bolero Dance.

This instrument is played with a single reed. The structure of the opening and closing holes is similar to that of the oboe. The scope of the opening and closing holes is similar to that of the oboe. It should be a woodwind instrument, but the tube body is copper or a brass instrument. It has a slim accent up and down, much like a bass clarinet. There are many kinds of saxophones from bass to treble, and they are all transposed instruments. Saxophone has a very rich and charming timbre. It is similar to brass when playing strongly and woodwind when playing weakly. It is the best partner of wind instruments.

French composers Bicai, Ravel and American composers Gershwin and Bernstein all used Saxophone in their works. Saxophone is also an indispensable instrument in jazz bands.

There are four kinds of saxophones commonly used: Soprano saxophone, Alto saxophone, Tenor saxophone and Baritone saxophone.

The fingering of several saxophones is exactly the same, all of which are transposed instruments and are marked with high-pitch notation.

French composer Berlioz once wrote: "The main characteristics of Saxophone are beautiful changes in timbre, deep and calm, emotional, soft and sad, like echoes in the echo, in silent moments, no other instrument can produce such a wonderful sound."