alto
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Y vuelven a ser All-Stars, todos mayores de 37 años y aún jugando a un alto nivel.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026
“Strasbourg 82” displays how he shaped a cohesive whole from the voices of musicians mostly decades his junior, and how he nurtured future stars including, here, Mr. Blanchard and alto saxophonist Donald Harrison.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
Mr. Threadgill assembled his longest-running band, Zooid, in which he plays alto saxophone and flute, specifically to advance this concept.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
I was in marching band when I was in high school, I played the alto saxophone.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
Transpose parts up a major sixth for alto sax, and up an octave plus a major sixth for bari sax.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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