Benedikt Eppelsheim Wind Instruments, Munich
Soprillo Bb piccolo saxophone
Recordings The Soprillo Bb piccolo saxophone
Peter A. Schmid, 'Windscapes'
Song title: 'soprillax & tubarillo 1'
Soprillo: Peter A. Schmid
www.paschart.ch
Peter A. Schmid, 'Windscapes'
Song title: 'windloop 3'
Soprillo: Peter A. Schmid
www.paschart.ch
Randolph D. Emerick
Song title: 'Blue Skies'
Soprillo, sopranino, soprano and alto saxophones:
Randolph D. Emerick
Jay C. Easton's Tubax Mirabilis Trio
Edvard Grieg: 'Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, In the Hall of the Mountain King'
Soprillo: Jay C. Easton
www.jayeaston.com
Nigel Wood and The National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain, 'Sax in The City'
Song title: 'Eclogue'
Soprillo: Nigel Wood
www.saxchoir.com, www.soprillo.com
Todd Groves/RobBrosh Quartet
Song title: 'Alone together (Max von Mosch)'
Soprillo: Todd Groves
www.toddgrovesmusic.com
  • written range Bb 3–Eb 6, sounding Ab4-Db 7
  • 1 octave above Bb soprano
  • same fingering as any modern saxophone
  • uses Eb , Ab or German style Bb clarinet reeds or sopranino sax reeds
Attention: Due to its extreme range and the required very firm embouchure only professional players can play the Soprillo.
It may take several months of practice to reach the highest notes.
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