Switzerland. Geneva. Old town. A band is playing music in the streets on Music Day. Three men play saxophone while another the clarinet. The saxophone (the sax) is a woodwind instrument usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The player covers holes by pressing mechanical keys, triggering a system of pads, pivots, and linkages. The clarinet is a family of woodwind instruments. It has a single-reed mouthpiece, a straight, cylindrical tube with an almost cylindrical bore, and a flared bell. A person who plays a clarinet is called a clarinetist. The flag of Geneva with an eagle and a key. The eagle symbolises loftiness, justice and protection. The key symbolises ecclesiastical rule, treasuries, and responsibility. The arms of Geneva are actually two shields impaled: half the eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, and one of the two keys of St. Peter (the "keys of heaven"). The Fête de la Musique, also known in English as Music Day, Make Music Day or World Music Day, is an annual music celebration that takes place on 21 June ( but usually during the previous or following weekend). On Music Day the citizens of a city or country are allowed and urged to play music outside in their neighborhoods or in public spaces and parks. Free concerts are also organized, where musicians play for fun and not for payment. 22.06.1993 © 1993 Didier Ruef