Soprillo - Nigel Wood with NSC at Prague Fringe Festival

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Uploaded by on Jun 3, 2008

http://www.soprillo.com - Nigel Wood plays the Soprillo with The National Sax Choir of Great Britain http://www.saxchoir.com, conducted by Richard Ingham. Concert at Kostel sv. Jan Krtitele Na Prádle - Prague Fringe Festival, May 2008.
The piece is 'Eclogue' by Philip Buttall and is available in sheet music (there are two versions: sax & piano, and sax & ensemble as in the video) from http://www.saxtetpublications.com/catalogue/viewitem.php?id=346
The huge sax at the back is an Eppelsheim contrabass saxophone. Benedikt Epplesheim is also the maker of the Tubax (contrabass saxophone) and Soprillo (sopranissimo/piccolo saxophone). Soprillo CD called SOPRILLOGY released and available at http://www.saxtetpublications.com/catalogue/viewrecording.php?id=295

http://www.saxchoir.com

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  • 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!

  • Of course the dogs love a bit of Bark.

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

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  • BEAUTIFUL

  • @scomdnz9

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

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  • dangg soprillo and contrabass sax? :O epic..

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

  • What a magic, soaring sound.

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

  • @beki289

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

  • PURE EUPHORIA

  • Spark an interest!

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

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

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

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