The aulochrome is a new woodwind instrument invented by Belgian François Louis in 2001. It consists of two soprano saxophones that can be played either separately or together. The name comes from Greek aulos (name of the most important ancient Greek instrument) and chrome (for chromatic and colored). The first user of this instrument was saxophonist Fabrizio Cassol and Joe Lovano has recently recorded with it as well. A woodwind instrument is a wind instrument in which sound is produced by blowing against an edge or by a vibrating a thin piece of wood known as a reed, and in which the pitch governed by the resonant frequencies of an enclosed air column. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Fabrizio Cassol (born June 8, 1964) is a Belgian saxophonist and the first user of the aulochrome (a double soprano saxophone). ... Joseph Salvatore Lovano (born 29 December 1952) is a jazz saxophonist and clarinet player. ...

References

• Official site

External links

Listening

• Audio of "Big Ben" by Joe Lovano (track 11)