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	Ophicleide - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The ophicleide is almost perfect theoretically, for it combines the natural harmonic scale of the brass wind instruments having cup-shaped mouthpieces, such as the trumpet, with a system of keys, twelve in number, one for each chromatic semitone of the scale; it is capable of absolutely accurate intonation.
		The ophicleide has in addition to its natural scale eleven or twelve lateral holes covered by keys, each of which, when successively opened, raises the pitch of the harmonic series a semitone, with the exception of the first, an open key, which on being closed lowers the pitch a semitone.
		The ophicleide or bass of the harmony was made in C and in Bb, the contra-bass in F and in E5.4 3 The announcement of Weidinger's invention of a Klappentrompete, or trumpet with keys, appears in the Allg.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Ophicleide (1652 words)

	BTS » Resources » Articles » Friends and Relations: The Ophicleide
		The ophicleide was invented by the Frenchman Halary in 1817, and yet patent was deferred until 1821 because the instrument was thought to resemble the basse-guerrière of Dumas, which was in fact a bass clarinet.
		Nevertheless, the ophicleide soon became established in orchestras and bands in Italy, Spain, England, Wales, and the USA, although it did not succeed in military circles as much as in civilian bands, which is possibly attributable to its rather fragile form.
		In the orchestra, the ophicleide was given a rôle as contrabass to the trombone section, a position filled by the contrabassoon in some of Beethoven's works.
	www.trombone-society.org.uk /ophicleide.htm (1085 words)

	The Ophicleide!
		The ophicleide is part of the family of keyed bugles invented by Hallary in the early 1800's.
		The ophicleide was made in a variety of sizes, from the alto size ("quinticlave") in Eb and F, and the bass in C and Bb, to the rare contrabass in Eb.
		The instruments at right are modern-day recreations of bass ophicleides in C and Bb, and a contrabass ophicleide in Eb, by Robb Stewart (Robb Stewart Brass Instruments, 140 E. Santa Clara St. #18, Arcadia, CA 91006, 626-447-1904).
	www.contrabass.com /pages/ophicleide.html (306 words)

	Encyclopedia of Organ Stops
		This was the first use of that name for an organ stop; the stop was presumably intended to imitate to some degree the instrument of the same name, a large keyed bugle invented around 1790.
		The Ophicleide is a high-pressure chorus reed, speaking on a wind pressure of anywhere from 10" to 50"; the Ophicleide at the Atlantic City Convention Hall is on 100".
		On the theatre organ, the name Ophicleide is sometimes used as a synonym for Tuba, Tuba Horn, Harmonic Tuba, and Tuba Profunda.
	www.organstops.org /o/Ophicleide.html (331 words)

	Serpent & Making a Road Case for the Ophicleide: Sizing
		In this photo, the ophicleide is positioned to be centered roughly between the ends of the case.
		On some smaller ophicleides, the bocal might just fit, but be careful.....an attached bocal can transmit damaging forces to the instrument if it contacts the case shell during transit.
		It is safer to transport the ophicleide with the bocal removed, regardless of where it is carried.
	www.serpentwebsite.com /casesize.htm (466 words)

	The Tuba: Its Historical Development and Use (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This instrument was superior to the ophicleide in intonation and tone quality, and gradually took the place of the ophicleide in ensembles.
		The ophicleide was used even after the tuba became well established in ensembles.
		The ophicleide was used well into the final quarter of the nineteenth century.
	axe.acadiau.ca /~067052o/transition.htm (376 words)

	BTS » Resources » Articles » A Lament for Sam Hughes
		The fate of the ophicleide and the story of Sam Hughes provide a neat illustration of the pace and character of musical change in Britain in the Victorian period.
		Despite Shaw's claims that the ophicleide had been "born obsolete", it died because it was consumed by the irresistible forces of technological invention and commercial exploitation.
		The makers ensured that the euphonium usurped the ophicleide's position as the bass-baritone instrument in brass bands by contriving one of the neatest tricks of the 19th century.
	www.trombone-society.org.uk /samhughes.htm (1317 words)

	Bass ophicleide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A tall, narrow bass brass instrument of the keyed bugle family invented in about 1817 in Paris by Jean-Hilaire Aste.
		The ophicleide has nine to twelve side keys in the manner of woodwind instruments.
		The bass ophicleide was the most successful instrument and was found in orchestras, bands, and opera orchestras through the 1840s.
	www.music.vt.edu /musicdictionary/textb/Bassophicleide.html (54 words)

	Discography: Ophicleide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The ophicleide is/was the logical extension of the keyed bugle.
		Prior to the development of valves, brass instruments were either equipped with slides (as in the sackbut/trombone and slide trumpet), or played only the natural overtones (as in the natural trumpets and horns), or varied the effective pipe length by means of fingerholes (as in the cornett).
		Before the invention of valves and the tuba, the ophicleide was the most common bass voice in the orchestral brass section.
	www.contrabass.com /pages/dis-oph.html (273 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The ophicleide, invented in the early nineteenth century, has a similar bore profile to the serpent.
		Eleven or more side holes in the thin-walled metal tube are covered by lever-operated padded keys; these allow most notes to be obtained without cross fingering, and the size and placing of the holes are not limited by the anatomy of the human hand.
		Several acoustical investigation techniques, including input impedance analysis, pulse reflectometry and excitation by an artificial mouth, have been used to investigate the extent to which the ophicleide is a successful solution to the acoustical problems posed by the serpent.
	asa.aip.org /web2/asa/abstracts/search.dec00/asa708.html (205 words)

	Vienna Symphonic Library
		Hector Berlioz required several ophicleides in his Fantastic Symphony, but was one of the first composers to develop an enthusiasm for tubas, with which he proceeded to replace the ophicleides.
		The ophicleide had several keys and its appearance owed much to the bassoon.
		Hector Berlioz first encountered the bass tuba on tour in Germany and describes it as follows: “In Prussia the bass tuba has replaced the ophicleide; it is a large wind instrument with five rotary valves which give it a large compass in the low register.
	www.vsl.co.at /en-us/70/3139/3153/3154/5493.vsl (1445 words)

	Instrument Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A legacy of Brass Dragons and Serpents: The ophicleide is a metal instrument with a cup-shaped mouthpiece and a deep resonating tone.
		Like the basse-cor, ophicleides generally have a U-shape and 9 to12 keys along the body of the instrument.
		From 1820 to around 1840, ophicleides of many different sizes were very popular among western European and British brass bands.
	www.si.umich.edu /chico/instrument/pages/ophicleide_gnrl.html (122 words)

	Al's Tenor Horn Page - Tuba History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Hector Berlioz’ remarks concerning the serpent and ophicleide are well-documented and uniformly uncomplimentary.
		The ophicleide all but swept aside its predecessor, but the plucky serpent managed to hang on, whilst the ophicleide finally expired in 1928, though it has recently been resurrected, and faithful replicas are once again available.
		The largest version of the ophicleide is the contrabass Monstre Ophicleide, built by Robb Stewart, an expert at making replicas of 19th century brasswinds.
	home.earthlink.net /~tenorhorn/tubahistory.html (1549 words)

	Graham - Antique Brass Instruments - Links
		I have found five more ophicleides and a keyed bugle that should be on their way very soon.
		An ophicleide by C.J. Sax, and a metal oboe by Kohlert.
		Ophicleide, Pollet a Toulouse in B flat with 11 keys.
	www.pipeline.com /~hgraham/pastnews.htm (493 words)

	Ophicleide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The ophicleide is actually a rather pleasant-sounding instrument with an interesting history.
		The famous painting of the Besses'th'Barn Band (1860) shows that the Ophicleide was present in the early days of the brass band.
		Ophicleide playing was not without its hazards, for in the 1860 Crystal Palace Band Competition, Staleybridge Band's chances of winning were ruined in the final when the ophicleide player got the keys of his instrument tangled in his waistcoat pocket.
	abel.hive.no /trumpet/tpin/Ophicleide.html (267 words)

	Ophicleides in the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection at the National Music Museum
		Ophicleide in C, probably Germany or Austria, ca.
		This ophicleide follows the early French model, patented by Halary (Jean Hilaire Asté) in 1821, with flat key heads and a single-coil crook without tuning slide.
		However, some features, like the Nürnberg bell rim and the thick tone hole rims remind one of an ophicleide by Joseph Meinlschmidt, Vienna, after 1866, in the Leipzig Musikinstrumentenmuseum, so this instrument might be of German/Austrian origin.
	www.usd.edu /smm/UtleyPages/Ophicleides/OphicleideChecklist.html (306 words)

	Variations on the Baritone Horn and Euphonium
		Many sizes of ophicleides were made from alto down to quite large contrabass.
		Ophicleides were commonly used in orchestras and bands in the 19th century, Mendelssohn using it in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1826/42) and Berlioz employing two in his famous Symphonie Fantastique (1830).
		The ophicleide was replaced by the valved tuba.
	home.att.net /~bobbeecher/bari-euph/bari-euph.html (2066 words)

	OPHICLEIDE (Fr. ophicl... - Online Information article about OPHICLEIDE (Fr. ophicl... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		There were ophicleides in C and in B5, the former being the more common; contrabass ophicleides were also occasionally made in F and E5.
		Although a bass keyed-bugle, the ophicleide owes something of its origin to the application of keys to the serpent (q.v.), a wind instrument, the invention of which is generally attributed to Edme See also:
		These instruments were three in number: (t) the clavi-tube, a keyed trumpet; (2) the quinti-tube, or quinti-clave; (3) the ophicleide, a keyed serpent.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /NUM_ORC/OPHICLEIDE_Fr_ophicleide_basse_.html (3257 words)

	Erhard Schwartz - Musik mit Ophicleide
		(dies sind neben der Ophicleide auch Serpent und Baßhorn)
		Durch meine ständige Spielpraxis und mein zunehmendes Wissen über die Ophicleide, habe ich viele Informationen gesammelt, die ich über diesen Weg verbreiten möchte, mit dem Ziel, dem Instrument wieder seinen gebührenden Platz in der musikalischen Welt einzuräumen.
		Schlange, das bezieht sich wohl auf den Vorgänger der Ophicleide, dem Serpent, und
	www.ophicleide.de (234 words)

	ophicleide - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		ophicleide [Gr.,=serpent with keys], brass wind musical instrument of relatively wide conical bore, largest of the keyed bugles ; invented in 1817 by Jean-Hilaire Asté of Paris.
		Many composers scored for it before the tuba was available.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "ophicleide" at HighBeam.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-ophiclei.html (236 words)

	Tempted by a Serpent
		The ophicleide, invented in 1821, takes its name from the Greek 'ophis' meaning a serpent and 'kleis', as in a cover or stopper - literally a keyed serpent.
		Being constructed entirely of metal and being upright, however, the ophicleide is closer to the modern baritone horn than the serpent it quickly replaced.
		In the recent BSO performances, the part of the buccin and ophicleide was performed on a baritone horn by the BSO's tuba player, Chester Schmitz.
	www.yeodoug.com /articles/serpent/serpent.html (1726 words)

	Horn-u-copia public forum discussing antique, obscure and out-of-production Brass Instruments
		I know that ophicleides were made in England, France, Germany, and the US.
		I'd be interested to collect the names of ophicleide makers in different areas.
		The ophicleides by these makers I've seen look relatively late, with rods instead of teeter-totter keys.
	www.horn-u-copia.net /cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1137368323/11 (504 words)

	Serpent & Ophicleide Fingering Charts
		Happily, the ophicleide is much more predictable than the serpent, and it is possible to show a fairly typical fingering pattern that will work with most examples of the instrument.
		The pattern is for an ophicleide in B-flat; simply shift the pattern up one full step (two notes to the right on the chart) for ophicleides in C, or see the special chart further below..
		P.S. Ophicleides use keys that open the associated holes when pressed by the fingers, with the exception of the large hole near the bell; for this hole, the key closes the hole when pressed.
	www.serpentwebsite.com /finger.htm (555 words)

	Indiana Brass Band
		And, the desire to try one of these beasts was fulfilled when the Indiana Brass Band gave me the opportunity to learn to to play one.
		However, it should be noted that the fingerings can vary from instrument to instrument, as there are a number of alternate fingerings which seem to work better on some horns than on others.
		The Ophicleide appears to have the largest practical range of the keyed brass family.
	www.wildcatband.com /oph.html (428 words)

	Ophicleide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is reported to have been invented in 1817 and patented in 1821 by French instrument maker Jean Hilaire Asté (also known as Halary or Haleri).
		Verdi and Wagner also composed for the ophicleide.
		Like the serpent it was difficult to play and had a somewhat unpredictable sound, leading to the doggerel:
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ophicleide (339 words)

	John's Ophicleide Directory
		The ophicleide on the left is owned by the orchestra and Nick has used it in a number of performances in Sydney, the most notable being a performance of the Berlioz Te Deum at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympics.
		The ophicleide was found in an attic and is thought to have belonged to the Coburn Cornet Band 1899-1923.
		He is also the owner of a 10 key Breuget ophicleide which is in restoration.
	www.wcwband.co.uk /ophicleide.htm (2356 words)

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