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The Serpent is an ancient musical wind instrument, related to the modern Tuba, Euphonium, and Baritone. It is blown with a cup shaped mouthpiece which is very similar to that of a trombone or Euphonium/Baritone. Played softly, it has a firm yet mellow tone color, or timbre.
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Serpent Website, Serpent and ophicleide, Paul ... The Serpent is one of the most improbable musical instruments ever devised. In use almost continuously since its first appearance in 1590, This website provides basic information on all aspects of the instrument, from its early history through the present day.
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www.serpentwebsite.com/
www.serpentwebsite.com/
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To accommodate folks in the latter categories, the editor of the website has designed an original serpent-related instrument, dubbed the Squarpent (pronounced Square-pent). It can be built for very little money (less than $30 US) and with minimal skills and only about a weekend's time.
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www.serpentwebsite.com/SQPT_concept.htm
www.serpentwebsite.com/SQPT_concept.htm
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A serpent is a Wind Instrument in the Brass Family , which plays low frequencies, much like a tuba. There are two main types of serpent: curved and military (straight) serpents.There are usually six holes in the serpent, the holes being grouped into two groups of three holes in each group. ... Article Index for; Serpent...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Serpent (instrument). Serpent (instrument). Information about Serpent (instrument) in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Musical instrument, a serpent made in the shape of a bassoon.
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encyclopedia.farlex.com/Serpent+(instrument)
encyclopedia.farlex.com/Serpent+(instrument)
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Serpent (instrument). Serpent (instrument) summary with 5 pages of encyclopedia entries, research information, and more. ... Serpent (instrument) from Wíkipedia. ©2006 by Wíkipedia. Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. View a list of authors or edit this article.
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David Rycroft gives a lecture about the serpent instrument form the eighteenth century. I can here children's voices in the background, which suggests that this may have been recorded at a school Christmas concert (the box is labelled Xmas Concert 1985). He gives demonstrations and provides the history of the instrument.
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on serpent (musical instrument), 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, as an improvement on bass versions of the closely related cornett.
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