Soprillo - Nigel Wood with NSC at Prague Fringe Festival

[boogxian]

dangg soprillo and contrabass sax? :O epic..

[shankbone01]

the reed on that thing must be a flat, wide toothpick

[SpidermanInLondon]

What a magic, soaring sound. 

[creaper4231]

PURE EUPHORIA

[NORI2chan]

Spark an interest!

[Acorparation]

wait... is there a PERSON behind that bass sax! XD

[dsax3damian]

Me encanta el sonido que le saca este maestro al soprillo. Sencillamente maravilloso.

[kawaiichibiz]

I really want to learn that Soprillo sax now, it's so pretty!

[beki289]

I'm curious how small the reed used is!!! Like half that of a clarinet? hehe..

[wildman00sax]

@beki289

It uses Eb soprano clarinet reeds and they do have to be shortened.

[BrianBolton1232]

@wildman00sax Soprillo can also use sopranino reeds which provide a better tone and smoother air flow

[2259269587]

Nice sound! Do the dogs bark when you play that soprillo? I've been playing the saxophone now for 41 years. I love playing in large ensembles, or saxophone chamber orchestras. I enjoyed it very much! Thanks for sharing!

[witherfordway]

Of course the dogs love a bit of Bark.

[scomdnz9]

i guess altissimo is out of the question with a soprillo.....

[beki289]

@scomdnz9

This is what you secretly grab and play instead of altissmo!! ;-)

[Alchemydude667]

Whoa. That's amazing. Such a nice Bb sound. It's akin to an upper clarinet register minus the airiness that comes with the sheer amount of air required to hit that note on clarinet.

[Jeshii117]

Gorgeous!!!

[Tanru2000]

Is that a tubax in the background or a contrabass saxophone?

[sfuk89]

Wonderful piece of music intrument that Soprillo Saxophone!

[mrtmoney233]

Do the saxes higher than the Alto cost more than the alto?

[yamborski]

Soprano costs a little less, but Sopranino and Soprillo, and the extremely rare C Soprano cost more than alto.

[BlackburnProduction]

Beautiful Sound!

[Gandalfe]

Check out the Eppelsheim Web site for more info on the unique instruments he provides.

[poptart0420]

wow... the sound he can get with that minute saxophone, I can't wait to hear more from this fellow

[pektus5]

They are 10 saxophones in the sax familly:soprilo,sopranino,sopr­ano,alto,c melody,tenor,baritone,bass,con­trabass and subcontrabass.There are also flat alto(played by kenny garrett),flat tenor(flayed by joe lovano),tubax,and saxes played by Roland Kirk(saxello,mandello...)

[wildman00sax]

@pektus5, I've researched, and there are 15 saxes in the full family. Here they are: Bb soprillo, Eb sopranino, soprano in C, Bb soprano, Alto in F,

Eb alto, C-melody tenor, Bb tenor, Eb baritone, bass in C, Bb bass, Eb contrabass, Eb Tubax, Bb subcontrabass Tubax.

[EasyBakeSmiles]

why does the sound remind me an oboe? lol

[Euphorio]

That is the result of the conical bore and their high playing ranges.

[0bish1992]

ahh i love it.

i realy want to get me some more saxes, gonna have to save up to get a family of them :D

ive got an alto but desperately want a soprano & a tenor

[ablestmage]

doesn't quite need a neckstrap, eh? heh

[nusua]

It's like a trumpet, but easier to articulate! BEAUTIFUL SOUND!!!

[7nicki2004]

oooh wow...I gotta have one of those. Very nicely played.

[witherfordway]

The soprillo is pitched in Bb, one octave higher than Bb soprano sax.

[Dommylaws]

oh nigel!!

simply beautiful brought a tear to my eye!

:D

[neilwaltersmusic]

I am not familiar with this instrument..what key is it Bb or Eb? and how does it compare (sounding) to a regular soprono sax..is it a full octave higher?

[linguafranca86]

I'm not sure but I guess the whole sax family is Eb and then Bb, so :

Alto= Eb, Soprano = Bb, Sopranino = Eb, so Soprillo should be Bb

Correct me if I'm wrong

[nejihyuga665]

where is the sheet music for this?

[yanisaxplayer]

beautiful, like and orchestra but just saxes!!!

[ElementalSaxQuartet]

sounds great.

[mastersgta1]

Must have monster chops to play that thing. It's soo high!

[nejihyuga665]

my mentor plays it and when she first got it, when she practiced, it would cut her lips open.

[GneatGeek]

Yep, sounds about right... nasty little bugger. Great once you master it though. I've had the joy of playing one a bit and hope to own someday. Also, GREAT job with this. You are one of the best sounding soprillo players I have heard. Kudos! Such a nice sound with great intonation as well

[magehunter978]

cool sounded like an oboe...

[Solis1112]

BEAUTIFUL

[clubby1234]

that was amazing...i really want a soprillo...always wanted one

[mbrogan0772]

Fantastic playing!

Has anyone heard Nigel's Soprillogy album yet? There's much more of this quality music on there!!!

[drewflav]

This is the most beautiful piece of saxophone music I have ever heard, being a tenor player myself, I've played some rather good pieces, but none top this. Well done!

[mugard]

so good beautiful

[furrycrittr]

beautiful

[rajoorox]

heyy, you guys are really good. you clearly have skill and a passion and thats what make you great

[KennyTheBassist]

I just lost my previously typed comment... Darn computer, but anyway, wonderful performance. Had I not known for a fact that that was a Soprillo being played, I could have sworn it were an Oboe being played the RIGHT way. Again, amazing performance.

[KennyTheBassist]

Had I not known for a fact that it was a Saprillo, I would have sworn it were an Oboe being played the RIGHT way. Sorry, I have a bit of a "tick" if you will about Oboe or any double-reed instrument and how they are played. But back to video topic... Wonderful performance.

[AkuaLezli]

moving. o sound o lovely sound. i want a soprillo. thank you so much for posting this. love the music. dig the tune.

love seeing women playing the sax! yay!!!!

[KennyTheBassist]

Sorry to be a stick in the mud, but if you were to really get a Soprillo, prepare for quite a long period of inability to play it well. I myself learned that the hard way. Unfortunately, it wasn't my Sax, so any advancement went up in smoke for me.

And I apologize now if I have offended or insulted you in any way, it wasn't my intention to harass or seem rude.

[broknsaint]

beautiful piece and playing. bravo! :]

[laurenh84]

I found his CD - it's called Soprillogy. Sounds amazing!

[gmaq]

This is a beautiful pice of music, and Mr. Wood has true talent.

[jeremyjdevil101]

have you heard this guys new Cd, its all soprillo stuff its sounds amazing.

[coatipanama]

Sublime!, like it so much I cant believe I was clapping to the computer!. Thanks for sharing!

[ThaATXBalla]

i like this song. i remember hearing on the eppelsheim website.

[tnawcwvictoria]

Nice Video, hey, do you have anymore Video Clips of the NSC as well as the woman playing solo on the Contrabass Saxophone?

[TornadoMan86]

The Soprillo is a sopranissimo saxophone.

[conngal1]

Inspirational playing, great piece and lush accompaniment. Lovely...