The serpent is a low-pitched early wind instrument in the lip-reed family, developed in the Renaissance era. It has a trombone -like mouthpiece, with six tone holes arranged in two …
Serpent, in music, a bass wind instrument sounded by the vibration of the lips against a cup mouthpiece. It was probably invented in 1590 by Edme Guillaume, a French canon of Auxerre, …
It was used in sacred music to reinforce low men's voices. When well played, it blends with voices and gives a depth to the choral sound. During the next two hundred years after its invention, it …
The Serpent is one of the most improbable musical instruments ever devised. In use almost continuously since its first appearance in 1590, it continues to find a place even in today's high …
Serpents are open-hole instruments with a conical air-column typically pitched at an eight-foot C2, in contrast to the more commonly known upright serpent, the ophicleide, a closed-hole (keyed) …
Serpent, made by Georges Antoine Baudouin, France (Paris), about 1820 (17.1954)Allegretto from Method for Instruction on the Serpent (Méthode Pour l' Educati...
The Serpent is an ancient musical wind instrument, related to the modern Tuba, Euphonium, and Baritone (see Pictures). It is blown with a cup shaped mouthpiece which is very similar to that …