Ophicléide monstre

Ophicléide monstre (Fr.), Fr. term for a contrabass ophicleide (actually a bass), made in 1821, pitched in F, with 11 keys and a compass E1–c1. 1.50 m. (5 ft.) high (89, 170). Sort by:DefaultTitleDateAuthorAscendingDescending Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th edition. London, 1954. Sachs, Curt. The History of Musical Instruments. New York, 1940.