Charles-Joseph Sax

Charles-Joseph Sax (1 February 1790 – 26 April 1865) was a Belgian (he lived in Dinant) musical instrument maker. His son was Adolphe Sax who invented the saxophone, the saxhorn and the saxotromba.[1]

Charles-Joseph Sax
Born(1790-02-01)1 February 1790
Dinant, Wallonia, United Belgianes (now Belgium)
Died26 April 1865(1865-04-26) (aged 75)
Paris, France
NationalityBelgian
OccupationInventor, musical instrument designer
Known forFather of Adolphe Sax

Sax was the son of Francoise Elisabeth (Maréchal) and Antoine Joseph Sax.[2] He was a maker of wind and brass instruments, as well as of pianos, harps, and guitars. Sax was a great instrument maker, and made sure his son had a good education and a leg to stand on for his future. He was a careful, strict, and kind father to his son, Adolphe Sax, and played a big part in his son's successful career.

Instruments built by Charles-Joseph are held in some museum collections.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Adolphe Sax | Belgian inventor | Britannica.com". britannica.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  3. "Clarinet in B-flat | 53.223 | Work of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art". metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  4. "Home | National Music Museum". orgs.usd.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  5. "Search | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston". mfa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-15.


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