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Adolphe Sax submits first submits a Saxophone to review
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Sax names his instrument La Saxophon
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Sax finishes his first prototype
B-Flat bass with a body like an ophicleide -
Sax Performs on his Prototype Saxophone for the first time in public
Berlioz's Chant Sacre -
Sax and Carafa host a Battle of the Bands
Winner gets the commission from the French Military Band -
Saxophone Patented by Adolphe Sax
Includes seven instruments ranging from soprano to contrabass -
Sax begins teaching Saxophone at the Gymnase Musical
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Louis Antoine Jullien's Orchestra features a Soprano Saxophone on tour in the US
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The French Garde Republicaine includes 8 saxophones
Saxophone featured the most in a large ensemble -
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Saxophone Teaching suspended at Paris Conservatory
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Patrick Gilmore & Edward A. Lefebre reorganize the 22nd Regiment Band to include Saxophones
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Lefebre performs and helps compose saxophone repertoire
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Sax updates his patent to include high F# in the saxophone's range
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Buffet-Crampon Company extends range to Bb
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Conn builds the first US Saxophone
Lefebre consults -
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Saxophone gains popularity in Ragtime, Vaudeville, and Dance bands
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Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra features Saxophone Jazz solos
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Coleman Hawkins establishes tenor sax as a jazz solo instrument
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Selmer's Balanced Action Instruments offer the high F# key layout
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Coleman Hawkins' "Body and Soul" makes the saxophone an equal with the trumpet
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Marcel Mule reestablishes Saxophone teaching at the Paris Conservatory
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Charlie Parker becomes a bebop icon with his alto sax
Saxophone has a huge influence on jazz -
Selmer's Super Action Saxophone with offset left and right hand stack keys introduced
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Kenny G starts doing his thing