--- url: 'https://kalasudha.com/en-bd/faq/instruments-artforms/what-is-a-saxophone' title: 'What is a saxophone?' author: name: rajeevk url: 'https://kalasudha.com/en-bd/user/4add8741a490747f' date: '2026-10-19T15:13:46+00:00' type: website summary: 'The saxophone is a family of wind instruments that Adolphe Sax patented in Paris in 1846; it found its lasting home in bands and jazz.' tags: - 'Instruments & artforms' image: 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' published: true og: site_name: KalaSudha 'image:url': 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' 'image:secure_url': 'https://kalasudha.com/themes/custom/music_agency/assets/icon/logo.svg' 'image:type': image/svg+xml 'image:alt': KalaSudha --- FAQ · Instruments & artforms # What is a saxophone? Updated 19 October 2026 The **[saxophone](/en-bd/instrument/saxophone)** is a wind instrument that Adolphe Sax, a Belgian-born maker working in Paris, patented in 1846. His patent covered a family of originally eight instruments with a consistent design and fingering. Sax intended it for orchestras and military bands; it never became a regular orchestral member but kept a lasting role in military and civil bands, jazz and light music, and some operas and chamber works. Was this answer helpful? [ ](/en-bd/user/login?flag_anon=faq_helpful-944&destination=/en-bd/faq/instruments-artforms/what-is-a-saxophone) [ ](/en-bd/user/login?flag_anon=faq_not_helpful-944&destination=/en-bd/faq/instruments-artforms/what-is-a-saxophone) Thanks for your feedback! ## Related pages 1 page mentions this question ### Instruments (1) - [ Saxophone The Carnatic saxophone is the E-flat alto Kadri Gopalnath established for South Indian raga, with gamaka bent through the embouchure. A Padma Shri, he was the… ](/en-bd/instrument/saxophone) [ Previous question What is a sarod? ](/en-bd/faq/instruments-artforms/what-is-a-sarod) [ Next question What is a sitar made of? ](/en-bd/faq/instruments-artforms/what-is-a-sitar-made-of)