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Blow Your Own Horn

Tell us about the invention of the saxophone in a nutshell.

Invented in the 1840s, the saxophone is a very modern instrument compared to say, the flute or the clarinet. Its maker Adolphe Sax was from Belgium but the saxophone was invented in Paris, and its history is intertwined with

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