Tenor valve trombone, copper alloy

Adolphe Sax was a Belgian musician and inventor, best known for inventing the saxophone. He was born in 1814 in Dinant, Belgium, and his father was a musical instrument maker. Sax showed an early talent for music and began playing the flute and clarinet at an early age. In the 1840s, Sax began experimenting with new designs for wind instruments, including a family of instruments that would eventually become the saxophone. The first saxophone was patented in 1846 and quickly became popular with musicians in Europe and the United States. Sax continued to invent new instruments throughout his life, including the saxotromba, saxhorn and saxtuba. He also improved existing instruments such as the clarinet and trumpet. Despite his many contributions to music, Sax struggled financially throughout his life. He was forced to declare bankruptcy several times and even spent time in prison for debts. However, he continued to work on his inventions until his death in 1894. Today, the saxophone is one of the most popular instruments in jazz and popular music, and Adolphe Sax is remembered as one of the most important inventors in the history of music.