Saxophonist Ben Flocks takes us through the 150 year journey of the Sax in under 10min. Ben plays c-melody, saxello soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxoph…
Whoever wrote that introduction (“the most powerful and expressive of the
woodwind instruments, the saxophone…”) clearly has never heard a
clarinet. Or at least they should consider more before stating subjective
blanket statements as fact :/
Sax is a woodwind? Not that I’ve studied music, but damn, that just
seems… wrong. Is there no catagory for pipes/tinwhistle, etc.? Is this
something to do with reeds?
FYI – Bizet was NOT the first composer to write for the Saxophone. It was
Hector Berlioz, a friend of Adolphe Sax. How do we know this? Adolphe Sax
was the performer. It was called “The Last Tribe of Judah” for Bass
Saxophone in C with Orchestra. Adolphe showed up to the Concert with the
instrument still in pieces. He assembled it before the Concert. Georges
Kastner wrote too before Bizet. He too was a friend of Sax.
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Collective Cadenza seems to love Take Five.
anyone else getting weird frame-shifts and sudden cuts in the video?
Whoever wrote that introduction (“the most powerful and expressive of the
woodwind instruments, the saxophone…”) clearly has never heard a
clarinet. Or at least they should consider more before stating subjective
blanket statements as fact :/
Epic Sax Guy?
The guitarist is in the back saying to himself “You need all those clunky
things? Just give me a guitar and a bass guitar and I have it all
covered.”
How hard is it to learn to play the sax?
props on having a c melody sax! great video.
Whats that thing he plugs into every sax he plays?
Sax is a woodwind? Not that I’ve studied music, but damn, that just
seems… wrong. Is there no catagory for pipes/tinwhistle, etc.? Is this
something to do with reeds?
I should admit, I am quite a sax addict
What about “Problem” by Ariana Grande?
you guys are too good!!!!!
Disappointed over lack of fact man
Am I the only one that came here for Careless Whisper?
FYI – Bizet was NOT the first composer to write for the Saxophone. It was
Hector Berlioz, a friend of Adolphe Sax. How do we know this? Adolphe Sax
was the performer. It was called “The Last Tribe of Judah” for Bass
Saxophone in C with Orchestra. Adolphe showed up to the Concert with the
instrument still in pieces. He assembled it before the Concert. Georges
Kastner wrote too before Bizet. He too was a friend of Sax.