saxophones <p>Single-reed instruments, commonly of brass, with wide conical bore and slightly flared bell; built in several sizes from sopranino to contrabass, all but the two smallest are bent back in a U-form with the bell tilted forward.</p> <p>Source: Art &amp; Architecture Thesaurus</p> <p>http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300042561</p> <p> </p>