Contrabass sarrusophone

Contrabass sarrusophone
Contrabass sarrusophone in E♭
Woodwind instrument
Classification
Hornbostel–Sachs classification422.112
(Double reed aerophone with keys)
Inventor(s)
DevelopedMid 19th century
Playing range
{ \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } \clef treble \key c \major ^ \markup "written" \cadenzaOn bes1 \glissando g'''1 \clef bass \ottava #-1 des,,1 ^ \markup "E♭" \glissando \ottava #0 bes1 \ottava #-1 aes,,,1 ^ \markup "B♭" \glissando \ottava #0 f1 }
{ \new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" } \clef bass \key c \major \cadenzaOn bes,,1 ^ \markup "C written" \glissando g'1 \ottava #-1 bes,,,1 ^ \markup "sounds" \glissando \ottava #0 g1 }
The contrabass sarrusophone sounds two octaves and a major sixth (E♭) or three octaves and a second (B♭) lower than written; the contrabass in C is written in bass clef and sounds an octave lower.[1]
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The contrabass sarrusophone is the deepest of the family of sarrusophones, built in three sizes pitched in E♭, C or B♭. It was made in the 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily in France by its inventor and Parisian instrument maker Pierre-Louis Gautrot [fr] and his successor Couesnon & Co. [fr], and Evette & Schaeffer. It was also made in Italy by Milan manufacturers Romeo Orsi and Rampone & Cazzani, and in the United States by C. G. Conn, who built instruments in E♭ for US military bands.[1] Romeo Orsi and the German instrument maker Benedikt Eppelsheim make individual contrabass sarrusophones on request.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Blaikley, D. J. (2001). "Sarrusophone". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.24597. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
  2. ^ "Instruments Made on Request". Milan: Romeo Orsi. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Custom Made". Munich: Benedikt Eppelsheim Wind Instruments. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2022.