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,…
serpent pictures
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…
Trombone History: A Soldier I Will Be, Part 2
I’m told that more and more musicians in the job market are turning toward military bands as symphony orchestras struggle in the current financial climate. Interestingly enough, the history of the trombone in military bands actually goes back farther than…