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alto saxophone

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Summary

alto saxophone is a type of musical instrument[1]. It draws 1,458 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #53 of 399).[2]

Key Facts

  • alto saxophone is credited with the discovery of Adolphe Sax[3].
  • alto saxophone's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[4].
  • alto saxophone is a type of saxophone[5].
  • alto saxophone's Commons category is recorded as Alto saxophones[6].
  • alto saxophone's time of discovery or invention is recorded as June 28, 1846[7].
  • alto saxophone's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 422.212-71[8].
  • alto saxophone's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9].

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Definition and Type

alto saxophone's instance of is recorded as type of musical instrument[4]. It is a type of saxophone[5].

Why It Matters

alto saxophone draws 1,458 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_instrument category, ranking #53 of 399).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Adolphe Sax Artie Shaw Benny Carter Candy Dulfer Cannonball Adderley Charlie Parker David Sanborn John Coltrane John Zorn Kenny G Manu Dibango Ornette Coleman Paul Desmond Van Morrison Wayne Shorter Yuri Shevchuk

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 33
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'az', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', '
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  2. 5w ago · Paul Hermans · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Dinant altsax 2-02-2013 14-11-00.jpg
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  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of → —
    Discoverer or inventor → Adolphe Sax
    Subclass of → saxophone
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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