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Saxophone vs Baritonist - What's the difference?

saxophone | baritonist |

As nouns the difference between saxophone and baritonist

is that saxophone is a single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards while baritonist is a player of the baritone saxophone.

saxophone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (musical instruments) A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.

    • Derived terms

    * saxophonist * sopranino saxophone * soprano saxophone * alto saxophone * tenor saxophone * baritone saxophone * bass saxophone * contra-bass saxophone

    See also

    * (wikipedia)

    baritonist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (jazz) A player of the baritone saxophone
  • * {{quote-news, year=1994, date=June 3, author=Neil Tesser, title=Eric Alexander, Cecil Payne & John Ore, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Featured most notably with Dizzy Gillespie's big band, Payne showed the influence of Harry Carney (the best-known baritonist of the swing era) in his meaty and authoritative sound
  • A player of the baritone horn (brass instrument)