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Nouvelles anches pour saxophones et clarinettes
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New reeds for clarinet and saxophone

Henri SELMER Paris returns to its roots by relaunching the production of reeds for clarinet and saxophone, the first activity of founder Henri Selmer back in 1885.

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History Notes : Soprano en Ut
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History Notes: C Soprano

The C soprano saxophone is a very rare and little-known instrument. It has its own identity, between the Bb soprano (to which it is closer in terms of range) and...

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8e Concours International Adolphe Sax à Dinant (2023)
Évènements

8th International Adolphe Sax Competition in Dinant (2023)

From October 31 to November 11, 2023, the Belgian city of Dinant hosts the 8th edition of the Adolphe Sax International Competition. This prestigious event is an unmissable event for...

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Comment (et pourquoi) s’échauffer au saxophone
Tuto & conseils

How (and why) to warm up on the saxophone

Norwegian saxophonist, Aina Helgeland Davidsen takes us deep into the art of musical warm-ups, to approach them with a new perspective and explore their true benefits. First prize at the...

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Grupo Compay Segundo, légende de la musique cubaine
Artistes

Grupo Compay Segundo, legend of Cuban music

For twenty years, they have been travelling the world and perpetuating the warm, danceable tradition of Cuban music with their guitars, double bass, percussion and Selmer clarinets... They'll be back...

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[Savoir-faire] Le finissage saxophone
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[Know-how] Saxophone finishing

Made up of more than 600 parts, the saxophone is a complex instrument requiring rare know-how. Once the acoustic tube has been formed and the primary parts positioned, the finishing...

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History Notes : Sopraninos
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History Notes: Sopraninos

A very delicate instrument both in its playing approach and in its construction, the sopranino saxophone is the highest pitched voice in the saxophone family. Douglas Pipher opens the second...

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Signature, notre nouvelle gamme de saxophones
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Signature, our new range of saxophones

Continuing the renewal of its catalog of instruments, Henri SELMER Paris presents its new range of alto and tenor saxophones, the Signature models.

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ReWIND: nouveau souffle pour les instruments qui ont fait l’histoire d’Henri SELMER Paris
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ReWIND: new breath for the instruments that made the history of Henri SELMER Paris

Henri SELMER Paris adds to its website a new section dedicated to second-hand instruments or exhibition models. All these instruments for sale are revised and certified.

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Wayne Shorter : Zero Gravity, le portrait intime d’une légende du jazz

Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity, the intimate portrait of a jazz legend

Outstanding saxophonist and composer among the most influential of modern jazz, Wayne Shorter would have been 90 years old on August 25th. Over a career spanning over 60 years, he...

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