Assertion: saxophone | /r/HasProperty | transposing instrument
Facets:
Source sentences:
text: The saxophone is a transposing instrument.
text: These saxophones were non-transposing instruments.
text: The alto and tenor sax are both transposing instruments (a transposing instrument is an instrument where the note that is written is different from the note that sound, as an example:
text: (See standard note names, and remember that saxophones are transposing instruments, so that the written low Bb3 is actually Ab2 for a tenor saxophone in Bb, Db3 for an alto in Eb, and Ab3 for a soprano in Bb.
text: The Saxophone is a Transposing Instrument
text: Invented in the 19th century by Adolphe Sax of Belgium, the saxophone is a transposing musical instrument belonging in the woodwind family.
text: Because the saxophone is a transposing instrument, it is easy for a player to switch between instruments because the fingerings remain the same for the same written notes.
text: Because the saxophone is a transposing instrument, when changing from one instrument to another, such as from an alto to a tenor, playing the same score will produce different actual sounds.
text: The reason behind this is that the saxophone is a transposing instrument, while the flute is not.
text: The fingering is the same, although as the saxophone is a transposing instrument, the notes sound different.
text: Because the saxophone is a transposing instrument, it is easy for a player to switch between instruments because the fingerings remain the same for the same written notes.
text: These saxophones were non-transposing instruments.