Serpent militaire

Serpent militaire (Fr.), upright serpent used in 19th-c. military bands, such as the *serpent Piffault, or those by Tabard of Lyon made of wood with a double bore, terminating in a copper bell and pitched in C (89, 132). Sort by:DefaultTitleDateAuthorAscendingDescending Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th edition. London, 1954. Mahillon, Victor. Catalogue descriptif et analytique du Musée Instrumental du Conservatoire de Bruxelles. 1893–1922.