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Title
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Serpent
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Creator
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Unknown
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Publisher
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Bethlehem Digital History Project
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Date
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c.1800
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Type
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Still image
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Format
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image/jpeg
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Description
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This forerunner of a tuba is made of two pieces of wood, hollowed out, bent, glued together, and covered in leather. The brass rods which connect the coils indicate a “marching” version rather than a “concert” version, which has no connecting rods. Pitched at C, this serpent played a bass note. Serpents have been played in Europe dating back to the 16th century.
Construction materials include pearwood, leather, brass, and ivory. From the collection of the Moravian Historical Society, Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
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Subject
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Serpent (Musical instrument)
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Identifier
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MHS 0284
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Place
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Germany
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Nazareth, Pennsylvania
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Rights Holder
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Moravian Historical Society, Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Serpent