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The sarrusophone is a family of transposing musical instruments patented and placed into production by Pierre-Louis Gautrot in 1856. It was named after the French bandmaster Pierre-Auguste Sarrus (1813–1876) who is credited with the concept of the instrument, though it is not clear whether Sarrus benefited financially from this association. The instrument was intended to serve as a replacement in wind bands for the oboe and bassoon which, at that time, lacked the carrying power required for outdoor band music. ==Sizes and ranges== The sarrusophone was manufactured in the following sizes and had the following theoretical ranges: * E-flat Sopranino B♭-G (Sounding D♭-B♭) * B-flat Soprano B♭-G (Sounding A♭-F) * E-flat Alto B♭-G (Sounding D♭-B♭) * B-flat Tenor B♭-G (Sounding A♭-F) * E-flat Baritone A-G (Sounding C-B♭) * B-flat Bass B♭-G (Sounding A♭-F) * EE-flat Contrabass B♭-G (Sounding D♭-B♭) * CC Contrabass B♭-G (Sounding B♭-G) * BB-flat Contrabass B♭-G (Sounding A♭-F) The non-transposed range of the sarrusophone is nearly identical to that of the saxophone. The traditional conventional range of the saxophone is written B♭-F. Initially, Gautrot advertised the range of the sarrusophone to high F as well, but later fingering charts indicated a range to high G. Sometime after 1868, Gautrot also released a fingering chart indicating fingerings higher still up to a top B-flat, giving a range of three full octaves. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sarrusophone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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