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sopranino

[ soh-pruh-nee-noh ]

noun

, plural so·pra·ni·nos.
  1. a musical instrument, as a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class.


sopranino

/ ˌsɒprəˈniːnəʊ /

noun

    1. the instrument with the highest possible pitch in a family of instruments
    2. ( as modifier )

      a sopranino recorder

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sopranino1

1900–05; < Italian, equivalent to sopran ( o ) soprano + -ino diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sopranino1

Italian, diminutive of soprano
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Example Sentences

Also on offer was Ewart’s piping, ecstatic approach to the sopranino saxophone, informed by bebop and the avant-garde alike.

When Roscoe Mitchell brandished his sopranino sax on the piece just after “Edge,” it was in short staccato bursts of honk and screech that created a unique layer of syncopation.

His flights of fancy on the sopranino recorder relied on elaborately soulful ornamentation in the slow movement, accompanied by two violins and viola that played with gossamer grace.

Mr. Coltrane, who played much of the set on sopranino saxophone, provided the trio’s most heroic voice, its main source of impassioned exposition.

Mr. Braxton, playing alto, soprano, sopranino and baritone saxophones, brings his usual incorrigible insight.

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