World's Smallest Saxophone Quartet

[nibrta3]

Pretty dumb . . . there's nothing normal-sized to show for comparison. Meaningless.

[tension44444]

Cute sound

[addeex1]

Lol this does sound kinda incredibly cute :D

[60085man]

Amazing!

[queenofbassoon]

Klein, aber fein!

[saxtek]

Nigel Wood is the world's greatest Soprillo player, and he shows what this new instrument can do.

[Guitarhreomaster16]

what this needs is a hi-hat on 2 and 4 with swung 8th hat hits

[dreamwaves2rg]

Perhaps you should have renamed this selection, "Bright Skies"....

[chighibli257]

Garsh, I love this song

[guldrev]

i just came to say that its a silly title

a quartet is always 4 it cant be any smaller than that : /

[mlcbtech]

@guldrev perhaps smallest refers to size of the saxes -- ya think?

[TubeSurfingTroll]

sounds like the cantina band from star wars

[Ameliabozek]

its so cute :D

[iPaletax3]

AWH <3 8D

[308Karl]

do you know where could i get the soprano sax version of this song?

[RobloxMan6]

I guess its easier to put together than clarinet?

[magicalgamezz766]

where can i get sheet music for this?

[saxtek]

@magicalgamezz766 "Blue Skies" Arrangement by Greg Yasintsky, available from Dorn Publications

[connierow]

looks like a clairenet my bestie plays clairenet and i play saxophone

[NDguy191]

The worlds smallest sax quartet. 4, there is 4 in the worlds smallest sax quartet

[FunnyKidSayWhatNow]

i love saxophones, but i cant play one. i can play other instruments, like the violin, piano, cello, percussion, and soon guitar, but in not very good at instruments you have to blow into i guess...

[AkatsukKage0]

It feels like Jesus is whispering in to my ears. ಥ_ಥ

[DHOCKEYMAN8]

me my self being a alto sax player it is so nice to hear the alto sax play down when the saprillo

an the saprono play up

[DarcyTheOrangeKnight]

I play the alto and bari sax. I play some soprano, but I don't actually own one so I don't get much practice on it. I'd really like to play the soprillo in the future :)

[gcoscolluela]

Now do it with Tenor, Bari, Bass, and Contrabass ;)

[bogtheforest]

1:20



[awfulguitarplucker]

Glenn MIller anyone?

classy sounding quartet, me gusta!

[akauderful]

thumbs up if u play the saxophone

[blobjrghf]

Hardness to play is to having sex in a tractor trailer in trailer park.

(You know you want to.)

[ciaramaree94]

I need more sound from the lower sax. This music pyramid is upside down!

[tenorsaxandstuff]

How much does a soprillo cost?

[queenoftheuniverse]

Cute!

[dagda825]

it sounds, to me, like an oboe with a head cold.

[lenlen626]

It's a clarinet and a alto saxophone then it became clariphone or a saxonet :3

[HelloxxPanda13]

this makes me wanna dance!! :)

[manosaxy]

as a teacher and a sax player I am dunbfounded on why a soprillo even exists... still... i kinda want one.

[Wuttin]

IT"S SO CUTE!

[ShoeBob98]

who arranges the music? i need sheet music :)

[Treadzeze]

I would lose that in like an hour and how do you fit your fingers on it.

[tijuanamarisol666]

OMG A BRASS CLARINET lol

[FishTetris]

It reminds me of a tiny, golden clarinet. Adorable ♥

[Kuplungmaster]

can't help it but to think this is a midi file played through VST set of instruments ...

[kheartlover13]

where do you find the music for this arrangement?

[NDguy191]

I guess the World Smallest Saxophone would have 4 people. So would the largest.

[joshoconnell1989]

very cool

[Notchocheese2]

I've sung this song for vocal jazz once >_>

[BriansThing]

The piccolo of saxes!!!

[IamShadowinManiac]

WANT. it's so tiny and cute <3

[Gigit745]

it is a soprano sax

[V3nomofLife]

We can't hear their lowest note, too high pitched! Lol that'd be awesome

[tigerball5464]

where is the snake?



[sacri57]

where did you buy your soprillo and how much did it cost?

[saxtek]

@sacri57

Contact Benedikt Eppelsheim at his web site using his last name

[rockstar1019584]

it looks like a clarinet

[flamox317]

i love this! im needin 2 buy a baritone sax but need 2 find one with an low A key for the chepest price! any one know where 2 find one?

[powerslide838]

wow, look at all those awesome clarinets in the video hahh jkjk (;

[JihoonJKim]

This is amazing!

Where to download?!

[ShoeBob98]

whoever plays this, please dont play the altissimos o.o you might kill every bird in the world, if you dont accidentally kill yourself first

[thedrewbower]

this is pretty silly.... sounds great though! impressive that you got those upper horns to play this well in tune!

[ThePitbullLuva]

haww It's so cute.

[tsmcdermott]

Wat type of case is it

[ownagemonkeyz]

at 0:18, is that your king super 20 tenor sax neck? if so, ....nice.

[saxtek]

@ownagemonkeyz

Yes, it's my silver Super-20 sax neck.

[barneyandfriends1000]

saxoNet

[HannahVanity3]

I currently own a Yamaha YTS-62 (professional) tenor saxophone and I am getting a soprano through my church within these next few days, I believe also a Yamaha, both of which have been and are completely no cost to me. I am planning on investing in a soprillo sax in the future, would you happen to know if Yamaha makes these kind? And any information on it? Please and thank you!

[saxtek]

@HannahVanity3

Only Benedikt Eppelsheim makes the Soprillo, not Yamaha.

[MrKillingourAngel]

@HannahVanity3 Yamaha makes horrible saxophones! Julius Kielwerth is the way to go!

[owenfunck]

@HannahVanity3 Do not buy a soprillo. A- it will destroy your chops if you are not taught properly. B- There is little practical use for it. I would recommend buying a good Alto. You would be able to do so much more with it

[Joselrcblkops]

I can get one of these at a flea market xD>

[VioLynn0803]

The saprillo must be such a whore to have nice tone with.

[Peripatetic45]

@VioLynn0803 ... but good tone and tuning here, isn't there?

[VioLynn0803]

@Peripatetic45 Oh, yes. They did a great job. I just meant in general. The higher (and smaller) you go in woodwinds (or any wind that is) the harder it is to maintain a pleasant tone intonation, so this is puurreetty awesome.

[dragunincendia1337]

You must be one rich man.

[fishead204]

I think my baritone is bigger.

[pistacio11]

sounds like old disney film music

[BaritoneSaxKing]

Could you post the original arrangement for the song? You're my idol :P

[OneManBand126]

must be harder to tune than a piccillo LOL

[saxsolos]

Randy, you are a wild man. Great stuff. Keep on doing what you do.

[Lonhan16]

@saxtek thank you

[Lonhan16]

Can someone please tell me where to get the sheet music for this song

[saxtek]

@Lonhan16 Gregory Yasintsky, Kendor Ensemble Series, available from Dorn Publications

[sk8after8]

Worlds smallest saxophone quartet, They are only four.

[KingJoeyJunior]

@sk8after8 I'll give you as much money as you'd like to find a quartet with any other number of instruments in it.

[sk8after8]

@KingJoeyJunior It was just a bad joke ;) I know that a quartet means four musicians, but I was joking about the title, that says worlds smallest quartet; they are only 4. But yeah, I know.. Wierd sarcasm right? :D

[BobPremecz]

Sounds like the Chipmunks got together to play sax instead of sing... what a kick!

[saxtek]

@Darwinknowsbetter

Yes. You can see it in some of the pictures in the video.

[jarod997]

@saxtek Holy cow! Talk about some masterwork of engineering...

[finn14lake]

You could swallow that thing! I want one! And he shall be mine. An he shall be my squeaky.

[HannahLynnLove]

Sounds like old Disney movie music xD

[nikki7816]

I really like that saxophone

[cinnimon0001]

i found these things a while ago and i want one soooo bad but they are sooooooo expensive! :(

[h1os3b]

:3 wow :D

[ishkabibble3296]

And who is the arrangement by?

[saxtek]

@ishkabibble3296

Gregory Yasintsky, Kendor Ensemble Series, available from Dorn Publications.

[ishkabibble3296]

How much does one cost?



[TheIzzysteve]

@ishkabibble3296 $2000 roughly.

[Jinnsuful]

how smalls the reed

[saxtek]

@Jinnsuful

I use a Vandoren Eb sopranino sax reed

[jadadell5]

SUPER TINY :)

[TheIzzysteve]

Totally badass. I want a Soprillo and Sopranino sooo bad!

[MustardDie456]

That kinda looks like a brass clarinet

[chuckp235]

killer!

[littlegibbs87]

what about contra brass sax

[jejennings]

Got to hand it to Randy for being able to keep this tiny monster in tune. I tired one in Herr Eppelsheim's Munich workshop in 2008 and barely manage to keep the lower octave on pitch.

[runescapefire3]

@JOEWAZHEER  tell your teacher to just let you play the soprano music (that is if you would be able to play it).

[runescapefire3]

lol imagine marching this thing!

[sousapwn1108]

They could have done so much more with the baritone sax and tenor... what a garbage arrangement

[HollowTearsOfJoy]

I wanna play a soprillo!!!

[ChickenVendetta]

0:21 is just totally hilarious!

[theinvisiblelight]

The alto sax is in a completely different tier, it sounds like. Like a flute compared to a piccolo.

[JYK1002]

do uplay it the same as alto

[CrashBandicootNo1]

hey where can a saxophonist get one of thoses little bad boys? that Soprillo sounds awsome alon with the sopranino! =D

[saxtek]

@CrashBandicootNo1

Google Eppelsheim for information and website

[Friendulum]

Just proves that "Size Isn't EVERYTHING!"

[barrotty]

needs more bass. and cowbell.

[shmikens]

can we get much higher?

[tiga122]

Where can you buy a soprillo sax or if anyone doesnt want it *if they have one* ill take it jjust message me

[saxophonebaby]

I remembered more notes when I played this......... I feel like it's a simplified version but I know it's not. Blue Skies simplified is just not right. That is something that you just can't do.

[juanmaMCMLXXXII]

Mentira, lo tocaron el doble de lento con el cuarteto usual, y luego le subieron la velocidad al doble a la grabación ;)

[TheJoker9810]

what would be cool is if you did the worlds largest saxophone quartet plat it an octave lower on Bb Tenor Eb bari Bb Bass and Eb Contrabass

[neoto111]

@TheJoker9810 Dude theres a bass sax quartet on youtube called deep schrott search them up

[sk8after8]

@TheJoker9810 Someone should totally request them doing that! :D I mean, the guy who published this has got the instruments required.

[MrCorona64]

my bari sax will eat this little sax! lol the contrabass will eat my bari sax though :/

I love this song though!

[halloweenfreak101]

thu8mps up if you love playing the saxophone

[CBolt55pt3]

@halloweenfreak101 Best instrument ever. Period.

[spartanj943]

awesome

[ronaldsmith1948]

im getting a soprillo for my sweet sixteen...its supposed to be for christmas but theres a six month waiting list to order from benedikt eppelshiem....i play alto right now.....

[ube2ube4me]

thats cool

[DIalgaMaster105]

How small is the mouthpiece? 0_0

[saxtek]

@DIalgaMaster105

About the same size as a sopranino sax mouthpiece, but the octave key is in the mouthpiece, not on the neck

[DIalgaMaster105]

@saxtek

....And how small is that compared to a Soprano clarinet mouthpiece?

[kingofduhill]

put this on itunes please

[Darkhuaza517]

Amazingly pulled off! It sounds so light, that's cool.

[kingofduhill]

amazing job recording! it sounds better than the original song

[Master9805]

Who composed this piece? I get lost in the searches and there aren't much results.

[spmlt2]

@Master9805 This arrangement was by Gregory Yasinitsky, original song was by Irving Berlin

[ilovfob]

I am currently trying to get all of the saxophones that are out there. So far, I have the most common, The Eb Bari, Bb Tenor, Eb Alto and Bb Soprano. Where could I find the Bb Soprillo, Eb sopranino, C Melody, bass, and tubax?

[musicheeractor]

@ilovfob

ebay

[kingofduhill]

could you send me the sheet music please or the link to the sheet music

[Master9805]

would it be possible if you can send me the notes. i would really love to play this! i play the Eb alto saxophone if that helps.

[i0nPuNk182]

sounds great!

[stk38349]

Would it be possible to have Bb Soprillo, Eb Sopranino, C soprano, and Bb Soprano? wouldn't that be the smallest saxophone quartet? Unless someone made a F Sopranino

[saxtek]

@stk38349

Yes, your quartet would be smaller than the one in this recording. I'd like to hear it!

[stk38349]

@saxtek I'd like to find a C Soprano for cheap, but considering I'm in college@ the moment, I'd need to wait a couple years to able to buy more saxophones.

[jazzgod101]

@stk38349 hahaha if you can FIND a C soprano, i'd love to hear it man!

[stk38349]

@jazzgod101 There are many C Sopranos around, but the ones I've seen go for sale cost more than my bass saxophone.

[AnotherLeaf]

where do you get a soprillio?

[aseretkavon]

This sounds so cute! :D

[GutsAndSpleen]

is that an octave key on the mouthpiece?

[saxtek]

@GutsAndSpleen

Yes. The correct place for the upper octave key is on the mouthpiece for a horn this small. Probably one of the reasons nobody ever tried to make a saxophone like this before Benedikt Eppelsheim

[Darkhuaza517]

@saxtek The soprillo mouthpiece must be incredibly small and hard to play on.

[jdragon1012]

@GutsAndSpleen yea

[ProjectIdiot]

Oh that sounds great lol

I thought it'd be all squeaky

[LCsniper0511]

is it jst randy emerick who plays in the video?

[saxtek]

@LCsniper0511

Yes, I (Randy) played all 4 saxophone parts, overdubbed.

[TheBigNewb]

@saxtek Excellent sax playing Mr. Emerick.

[sergio8aarvizu]

haha only weird saxophones, nice.

[rf1308]

gave my dog something to listen to!! lol the higher pitch is attractive for dogs

[Leebm29]

Super Fantastic. Keep it up ! Best regards Leebm29

[Gaara89]

man you are lucky to have the saxophones you have i would kill for a tenor or barry since i played those in high school but now im stuck with an alto which is my leat favorite sax

[ClueLou]

@Gaara89 yeah... know what you mean