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bass saxophone

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bass saxophone

Summary

bass saxophone is a type of musical instrument[1]. It draws 522 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #147 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • bass saxophone is credited with the discovery of Adolphe Sax[3].
  • bass saxophone's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[4].
  • bass saxophone's instance of is recorded as musical instrument[5].
  • bass saxophone's instance of is recorded as woodwind instrument[6].
  • bass saxophone's instance of is recorded as reed instrument[7].
  • bass saxophone is a type of saxophone[8].
  • bass saxophone's Commons category is recorded as Bass saxophones[9].
  • 1841 marks the founding of bass saxophone[10].
  • bass saxophone's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 422.212-71[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of musical instrument[4], musical instrument[5], woodwind instrument[6], and reed instrument[7]. bass saxophone is a type of saxophone[8].

Origins

1841 marks the founding of bass saxophone[10].

Why It Matters

bass saxophone draws 522 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #147 of 399).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Adolphe Sax Jan Garbarek

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Jonathanischoice · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of musical instrument, musical instrument, woodwind instrument +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q34379]]"
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