I just added another ophicleide image (below) to the post Serpent & Ophicleide: History and Images. That post has a pretty good collection of pictures: the total number of images now is 137. 1888—Paris, France: François Sudre offers ophicleides in…
Serpent & Ophicleide
Three Music Cartoons from Punch Magazine
I recently added three cartoons from Punch magazine to the site: the first in the Trombone History Timeline (20th century), and the other two in the blog post, Serpent & Ophicleide: History and Images (which has become one of the…
Three More Serpent & Ophicleide Pictures
I just added three more serpent and ophicleide pictures to the post Serpent & Ophicleide: History and Images. Look for them soon in the Serpent Newsletter, as this website has become one of the primary suppliers of images for that…
Two Angular Serpents
I just added the below image that contains two rather angular-looking serpents to the blog post Serpent & Ophicleide: History and Images. For another angular serpent, see c. 1630 of the same post. For a modern version of the instrument,…
Religious Plus Military: Serpent in Trio
I just added another image, shown below, to the blog post Serpent & Ophicleide: History and Images. There are now 126 pictures in that post! As in this image, the mixture of religious and military clothing is interesting, highlighting traditional…
Traditional Homes of the Serpent
I just added the below entry and picture to the Serpent & Ophicleide History blog post. There are now 125 images in that post! If you scroll through the images, you can see the trend of military and church settings…
Serpents & Ophicleides: 16 New Historical Images
I recently added 16 more images of serpents and ophicleides to the post Serpents & Ophicleides: History and Images, bringing the total to 120 images. I’m not sure if you can find that many historical pictures of serpents and ophicleides…
Better Cherub Image, Plus 2 Additional Views
I recently found a clear color image of the trombone-playing cherub in Milan’s San Simpliciano. I have replaced the old, blurry, black and white image in the Trombone History Timeline (16th century) and in the HubPages article, Trombone History: Cherubs…
Six New Serpent and Ophicleide Images
I’ve added 6 new serpent and ophicleide images to the post Serpent & Ophicleide: History and Images, bringing the total images in that post to more than 100. Here are the new pictures, along with their captions: 1673—Rome, Italy:…
3 Rear-Facing Trombones and a Buccin
I recently added the below images and captions to the Trombone History Timeline. In addition to the 3 rear-facing trombones and the buccin (dragon-bell trombone), low brass players may be interested in the 2 serpents and the ophicleide in these…