Question

Why was the saxophone created

a. as a cross between a woodwind instrument and percussion

b.as a cross between a woodwind and brass instrument

c.as a cross between two brass instruments

d.as a cross between high woodwinds and low woodwinds​

Answer 1

c.

The saxophone is only a few instruments in wide use today known to be invented by a single individual. ... His idea was to create an instrument that combined the best qualities of a woodwind instrument with the best qualities of a brass instrument, and in the 1840s he conceived the saxophone.