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No, when Adolphe Sax invented the Saxophone he was actually trying to invent the Bass Clarinet. The Oboe is a double reed instrument related to the bassoon and cor anglais. The saxophone and the Clarinet use a single reed.

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12y ago

yes it is, but it is one of the smaller instruments in the brass family.

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14y ago

yes... a very distant cousin

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