: Why are saxophones not commonly included in orchestras?

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: Why are saxophones not commonly included in orchestras?

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It was not yet invented when the modern orchestra took it’s main form. It has a pretty jagged timbre compared to the other instruments. It was the 20th century before even brass instruments were commonly getting melodic use in an orchestra. And then just tradition

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