Assertion: saxophone | /r/IsA | a woodwind instrument
Facets:
value: with blowing into a mouthpiece
type: OTHER
value: because of the way
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Saxophones are classified as a woodwind instrument.
text: Although most saxophones are made from brass, they are categorized as woodwind instruments, because sound is produced by an oscillating reed (traditionally made out of woody cane) rather than lips vibrating in a mouthpiece cup as with the brass instrument family.
text: While the saxophone is made out of brass, it is classified as a woodwind instrument because it produces sound through a reed, instead of through the player's lips as with a trumpet.
text: The saxophone is classified as a woodwind instrument because of the way sound is created, with the musician blowing into a mouthpiece that creates the vibration of a single reed, as opposed to the buzzing of one's lips on the mouthpiece which is common with most brass instruments.