The 3m-tall subcontrabass saxophone’s lowest note is just about within the human range of hearing. Enjoy this wonderful video of Italian jazz musician Attilio Berni, a graduate of the Santa Cecilia ...

Speaking of saxophones (saxophones), I think of playing jazz, rock, etc. live in front of your body. However, this 'sub-contrabass saxophone' is so large that even an adult cannot lift it or play it ...

"Unvorherhorbar," Meinrad Buholzer writes in the liner notes to El Nino, describing a new trio release by Ned Rothenberg, Matthias Ziegler and Peter Schmid. Roughly translated as 'unforehearable," ...

Warning: Due to its extreme range and the required very firm embouchure only professional players can play the Soprillo. It may take several months of practise to reach the highest notes. The ...