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Meanings of alto sax in English

Russian
саксофон-альт
Portuguese
saxofone alto
Spanish
saxo alto
Catalan
saxòfon alt
Wikidata

Type of saxophone.

        саксофон-альт
        Synonyms
        Examples for "alto saxophone"
        Examples for "alto saxophone"
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        At Hudson High School, in Macon, he played the alto saxophone with the school band and he also learnt the piano.
        Independent.ie
        2
        He could play anything, could this pasty Dominique, but of all instruments he was at his tuneful best on the alto saxophone.
        O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920
        3
        Newly-commissioned pieces by Gerald Barry, for cinema organ, and John Buckley, for alto saxophone, will be performed on Saturday and Sunday night.
        The Irish Times
        Usage of alto sax in English
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        A moment later I was startled to hear an alto sax come in.
        The Great Book of Amber
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        For me, as an alto sax player, all jazz stems from Charlie Parker.
        The Irish Times
        3
        The tenor sax, alto sax, and trumpet throw in simple riffs every now and then.
        After dark
        4
        In the mid-1940s, alto sax player Charlie Parker pioneered bebop music by producing rapid-fire flights of improvisational fancy.
        Wired
        5
        Nick Tipping speaks to the alto sax player, and composer Jake Baxendale about the group and its new album.
        Radio NZ
        6
        An iPod in a Bose speaker dock played Andy Williams singing Steve Allen, with Alvy West on alto sax.
        Patient Zero
        7
        By the time Jones was 16, he had already mastered a number of instruments, including piano, organ, alto sax, trombone and bass.
        The Irish Times
        8
        Shortly thereafter, Jay Pederson hired a locally popular chick vocalist who could also play both tenor and alto sax like nobody's business.
        Revival
        9
        In the mid 1950s, the alto sax of Lou Donaldson was at the very centre of what was known as "soul jazz".
        The Irish Times
        10
        Alto sax-player Jake Baxendale has recorded with the Rodger Fox Big Band, the Richter City Rebels, as well as his own group, The Jac.
        Radio NZ
        11
        "He played the alto sax."
        Moon Over Soho
        Translations for alto sax