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Antoine-Joseph "Adolf" Sax was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played
the flute and clarinet. And, Adolphe Sax is well known for having invented the saxophone.
He also invented the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba.
Adolphe Sax was born in Belgium on 6th November 1814. While his first name was Antoine, he
was referred to as Adolf from childhood. His father and mother were instrument designers
themselves, who made several changes to the design of the horn. Adolf began to make his
own instruments at an early age, entering two of his flutes and a clarinet into a competition
at the age of 15. He subsequently studied performance on those two instruments as well
as voice at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Adolphe Sax wanted to create a group or series
of instruments that would be the most powerful and vocal of the woodwinds, and the most adaptive
of the brass that would fill the vacant middle ground between the two sections. He patented
the saxophone in 1846 The saxophone is used in classical music , military
bands, marching bands and jazz.