A saxophone is a curved metal wind instrument that you play by blowing into a mouthpiece and pressing padded keys. The shapes you see most in popular music and jazz — alto and tenor — bend at the neck and at the bottom.

A saxophone薩克斯風 is是 a curved metal wind instrument一種彎曲的金屬管樂器, that you play by blowing into a mouthpiece吹嘴巴那端的吹嘴 and pressing padded keys並按壓上面包皮的鍵。The shapes you see most in popular music and jazz你在流行樂和爵士樂裡最常看到的樣式 — alto and tenor中音和次中音 — bend at the neck and at the bottom會在管頸和底部彎折。

Adolphe Sax, a Belgian instrument maker in the nineteenth century, invented it; the name is his surname plus -phone, from Greek for “sound” or “voice,” the same piece as in telephone. His family name Sax is a form of a German name meaning “Saxon.” Though actually, even though the body is metal, you play it with a reed, so musicians group it with the woodwinds, not with the trumpet family.

Adolphe Sax阿道夫·薩克斯, a Belgian instrument maker in the nineteenth century十九世紀的一位比利時樂器製造師, invented it發明了這個樂器; the name這個名字 is his surname plus -phone是他的姓再加上-phone, from Greek for "sound" or "voice,"這個字根源自希臘文、意思是「聲音」 the same piece as in telephone跟telephone裡的那個字根一樣。His family name Sax他的姓Sax is a form of a German name是一個德文姓氏的變體 meaning "Saxon."意思是「薩克森人」。Though actually不過其實, even though the body is metal雖然管身是金屬做的, you你 play it with a reed是用簧片吹奏, so musicians所以樂手們 group it with the woodwinds把它歸在木管樂器那一類, not with the trumpet family而不是銅管樂器那一類。

Jazz made it famous; you also hear it in pop, marching bands, and some concert music. People shorten it to sax. There is a whole family of sizes, from small and high to huge and low.

Jazz爵士樂 made it famous讓它出名; you你 also hear it in pop, marching bands, and some concert music在流行樂、遊行樂隊、和一些音樂會作品裡也聽得到。People大家 shorten it把它簡稱 to sax叫做sax。There is有 a whole family of sizes整個一系列不同的尺寸, from small and high to huge and low從又小又高音的到又大又低音的。