Introducing the Ophicleide

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Andrew Kershaw shows us his Ophicleide, a rarely seen brass instrument, descendent of the serpent and predecessor of the tuba.

0:00 Intro
0:20 History
0:33 The instrument
1:04 Descendent of the serpent
1:19 The sound
1:29 Composer who wrote for it
1:51 Maker of this particular ophicleide
2:15 Where the ophicleide was played
2:40 Ezio by Handel

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