Musical Instrument Museum - MIM - Instrument of the Week: This approximately 200-year-old serpent (bass horn) is considered the "grandfather" of the tuba. It originally accompanied church plainchant, then military bands adopted
SYNCHRON-ized Special Edition Volume 7: Historic Instruments | Ever heard of an Ophicleide? Oboe da caccia? Serpent? Incredible instruments, recorded by real masters. Add the powerful and magical sound of these rare...
![The Serpent,ancient musical wind instrument, related to the modern Tuba, Euphonium, and Baritone, unusual odd strange weird musical instrument The Serpent,ancient musical wind instrument, related to the modern Tuba, Euphonium, and Baritone, unusual odd strange weird musical instrument](http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/serpent.jpg)