sopranino
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1. sopranino - Noun
2. sopranino - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
higher in range than soprano
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a sopranino recorder
About this sound Play ( help · info ) Diatonic scale on C, "sopranino" clef.
Less common are the sopranino (also called piccolo, bambino, or "pocket uke") bass, and contrabass ukuleles.
These four instruments have proved the most popular of all of Sax's creations, with the E contrabass and B bass usually considered impractically large and the E sopranino insufficiently powerful.
From top to bottom: bass, tenor, alto/treble, soprano/descant and sopranino recorders Many modern recorders are based on the dimensions and construction of surviving instruments produced by Bressan, the Stanesbys or the Denner family.
The note two octaves and one semitone above the lowest note (C for soprano, tenor and great bass instruments; F for sopranino, alto and bass instruments) is difficult to play on most recorders.