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Definition of Sopranino
1. Adjective. Higher in range than soprano. "A sopranino recorder"
Definition of Sopranino
1. Noun. (musici) a musical instrument, especially a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sopranino
1. [n -NOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sopranino
Literary usage of Sopranino
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Musical Terms: Containing Upwards of 9,000 English, French by Theodore Baker (1895)
"Like the saxophone, it is made in 6 principal sizes, with the addition of a rare
sopranino in E\) and a contrabass in E\f. Its tone partakes in quality of ..."
2. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"The various sizes are sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, bass, low bass, contrabass.
... They are: sopranino in F and £ flat, soprano in С and В flat, ..."
3. Music and Musicians by Albert Lavignac (1903)
"All have the same fingering; from the lowest note of the bass saxophone in Bb to
the highest of the sopranino in Eb, there is this enormous range : Ej^'^jf; ..."
4. The Wind-band and Its Instruments: Their History, Construction, Acoustics by Arthur A. Clappé (1911)
"Eb sopranino, Bb soprano, Eb alto, Bb baritone, Bb bass, Eb bass and BB i? bass.
... The E i, sopranino, excepting in France and Belgium, has given way to ..."
5. The Orchestra and how to Write for it: A Practical Guide to Every Branch and by Frederick Corder (1896)
"Series A. sopranino Saxophone in F. Series B. sopranino Saxophone in E',.
Soprano » in C. Contralto " in F. Soprano >< in H\,. Contralto " in E\,. ..."
6. The Musical Guide: Containing a Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of Terms by Rupert Hughes (1903)
"It is a transposing instr. written in the G clef, made in six sizes with two keys
to each, the compass being nearly three octaves : I. sopranino or piccolo ..."
7. The Musical Guide: Containing a Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of Terms by Rupert Hughes (1903)
"sopranino saxhorn (petit saxhorn, petit bugle a pistons, piccolo in Es. or ek,
... sopranino or piccolo or aigu in /•"and E\>. 2. Soprano in C and B fr. 3. ..."
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