Saxhorn

Saxhorn a series of valved bugles introduced by Adolphe Sax of Paris in 1843, and patented in 1845, with medium conical bore and medium-sized bell, played with a funnel-shaped mouthpiece. Tonal position Pitch Original names Other French names U.S. equivalents German equivalents octave B♭ saxhorn sopranino petit bugle Oktav Kornett sopranino E♭ saxhorn soprano petit bugle, bugle soprano en mib, saxhorn sopranino flugelhorn klein Kornett soprano E♭ saxhorn contralto bugle soprano, saxhorn soprano…