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Originally Posted by 2000cs
There are some, in newer classical music, but the sax was invented (by Adolph Sax) and popularized more recently than most classical music was composed and performed, so it is not a traditional classical instrument. The current sax tuning also is different than the original “c-melody” saxes which is why older jazz and cartoons have a different sax sound.
Former bari sax player here.
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That's correct. The sax was invented in 1840 and there was no music written for the instrument until the modern era.
