The soprillo, a piccolo or sopranissimosaxophone, is the world's smallest saxophone. It is pitched in B-flat, one octave above the soprano saxophone, and its upper register extends to a fifth above the sopranino saxophone. Due to its small size, the upper octave key has to be placed in the mouthpiece and no existing parts could be used. Due to construction difficulties that come with building a instrument so small, only recently has a true sopranissimo saxophone been produced. Sopranissimo is a musical term used to describe for pitches and sounds above the soprano. ... Saxophones of different sizes play in different registers. ... The soprano saxophone is a variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument. ... An E-flat sopranino saxophone (right). ...
The soprillo is manufactured exclusively by the German instrument maker Benedikt Eppelsheim. Benedikt Eppelsheim is a world-renowned German manufacturer of high- and low-voiced saxophones, the soprillo and tubax, which are available exclusively from him. ...
External links
Benedikt Eppelsheim Website
The National Saxophone Choir of Great Britain (NSC) Hear the soprillo in action with other members of the saxophone family
Soprillo.com - Getting high on the world's smallest saxophone! Find out more about Nigel Wood and his soprillo.
The Soprillosaxophone is one of the newest members of the saxophone family, and one of the rarest!
Falling between the soprillo and soprano saxophones, it is rarely heard other than in saxophone ensembles, new contemporary music and the occasional orchestral piece (such as Ravel's orchestral "Bolero").
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