sopranino
IPA: sʌprˈɑnˈinoʊ
noun
- (music) a musical instrument, especially a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class
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Examples of "sopranino" in Sentences
- Similarly with the sopranino and the alto.
- Girls go from sopranino to soprano to alto.
- He plays the soprano or sopranino saxophone.
- There are six sarrusophones, from the sopranino in
- Also known as octave clarinet or sopranino clarinet.
- The sopranino saxophone in F did exist at this time.
- * George Marge - sopranino recorder on "Rosalinda's Eyes"
- Sopranino is used to indicate a tonal range beyond soprano.
- At this point, Sissi is practically a sopranino with her high voice.
- The sopranino saxophone is one of the smallest members of the saxophone family.
- Ochs studied trumpet briefly but concentrated on tenor and sopranino saxophones.
- Braxton plays alto, sopranino, bass, and concert bass saxophones, one at a time -- though he often employs more than a single horn in a selection.
- Saxophones 2 includes a variety of more exotic saxophones, extending the range to the sopranino and bass, and includes rare gems such as the C Melody:
- Allison Hampton soloed on the Celtic harp and Joseph Cunliffe played everything from a tiny sopranino recorder and high-pitched whistles to a resonant bass sax.
- The BEMF Chamber Ensemble, too, played superbly, with some spectacular tootling on the sopranino recorder by Kathryn Montoya over Williams's uproarious "O ruddier than the cherry."
- Rinaldo is a youthful work, full of cheerful trumpet and drum outbursts, and many special battle effects, as well as some exquisite trilling sopranino recorder work imitating birdsong.
- Typically known for his tenor playing, the saxophonist started the set with his public debut on the small sopranino saxophone, which looks like a shorter version of the soprano saxophone.
- A Korean War veteran who emerged from the 1960s Chicago scene boosted by the activist collective Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Mr. Braxton made important albums focused on saxophone improvisation and sonic experiments with every reed instrument available, from sopranino to the contrabass saxophone.