By: William H. Smith III (Ph.D I.T)

What are some of the differences noted between both instruments?

What does the effect of sound and air have on the instruments?

How does the creation of both instruments effect music?

Compare: Is a woodwind instrument (Uses a reed to produce sound), is one of exactly 8 different forms of Saxophone ever created (#4 going highest to lowest), the creator of this instrument class is Adolphe Sax, and is widely used in a military band (and any form of band in general)

Contrast: Key is in Bb, has a rather higher pitch of sound compared to the Baritone

Compare: Is a woodwind instrument (Uses a mouth piece to produce sound), #5 out of 8 different Saxophones ever created, Created by Adolphe Sax, used widely in a miltary band (and any band in general)

Contrast: Key is in Eb, Unlike most Saxophones it has a curve in the bell of the instrument thus meaning in order to produce sound a LOT of air is required to create a note

Pitch Fundamental Frequency Harmonic Series Timbre Beat

The frequency of an audible sound wave determines how high/low we perceive the sound to be

Meaning that whatever note is produced from whatever instrument, that note is however high/low in sound as we hear it as

The lowest vibration of a standing wave

A series of frequencies that includes the fundamental frequency and integral multiples of the fundamental frequency

Used MOSTLY for instruments with strings

But, in wind instruments, harmonic series is present in all but differs among brass and woodwind

The distinctive tone quality of a sound: (In-a-nutshell definition)

The quality of the sound produced by a vibrating object is dependent upon the natural frequencies of the sound waves produced by the objects. (Definition, www.soundpiper.com)

The periodic variation in the amplitude of a wave that is the superposition of two waves of slightly different frequencies

Two waves overlap, then one sound wave is created

In that wave, at one point, both waves would coincide and become one of the same wave

Holt Physics textbook (pgs. 422-433) en.wikipedia.org (Beat, Fundamental

Frequency, Pitch, Harmonic Series and Timbre)

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/sound/u11l2a.cfm

http://www.soundpiper.com/mln/timbre.htm