The Devil's Horn: The Story of the Saxophone, from Noisy Novelty to King of Cool by Michael Segell

The Devil's Horn: The Story of the Saxophone, from Noisy Novelty to King of Cool

Michael Segell

336 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction history music adventurous slow-paced

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In The Devil's Horn, Michael Segell traces the 160-year history of the saxophone-a horn that created a sound never before heard in nature, and that from the moment it debuted has aroused both positive and negative passions among all who hear it. T...

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