Soprillo

Soprillo
Woodwind instrument
Classification	Single-reed
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	422.212-71; (Single-reed aerophone with keys)
Inventor(s)	Benedikt Eppelsheim
Developed	Late 1990s
Playing range
	Soprillo in B♭ sounds a minor seventh higher than written.
Related instruments
	Sizes: Soprillo; Sopranino; Soprano; Alto; Tenor; Baritone; Bass; Contrabass; Subcontrabass; Orchestral saxophones: C soprano; Mezzo-soprano; C melody; Specialty saxophones: Aulochrome; Tubax;
Musicians
	Attilio Berni; Jay C. Easton; Vinny Golia; Nigel Wood;
Builders
	Benedikt Eppelsheim;

The soprillo (also known as the piccolo or sopranissimo saxophone) is the smallest saxophone, developed as an extension to the saxophone family in the late 1990s by German instrument maker Benedikt Eppelsheim. It is 33 cm (13 in) long including the mouthpiece, and pitched in B♭ one octave above the soprano saxophone.

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