The saxophone is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. ... The saxophone is also used as a solo and melody instrument or as a member of a horn section in some styles of rock and roll and popular music.

Is saxophone a horn or woodwind?

Considering that the musical instrument is made of brass, it is understandable that people automatically assume that it is a brass instrument like the modern trumpet, piccolo trumpet, tenor horn and other labrosones. The saxophone is a woodwind instrument rather than a brass instrument.

Is a saxophone in the horn family?

The saxhorn family

The saxhorns form a family of seven brass instruments (although at one point ten different sizes seem to have existed). Designed for band use, they are pitched alternately in E♭ and B♭, like the saxophone group. ... E♭ alto/tenor saxhorn: alto/tenor horn. B♭ baritone saxhorn: baritone horn.