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品名（中）	蛇
品名（英）	Serpent
入馆年号	2012年，2012.568a–c
策展部门	乐器（Musical Instruments）
创作者	C. Baudouin【法国人】
创作年份	公元 1815 - 公元 1825
创作地区	法国, 巴黎（France, Paris）
分类	Aerophone嘴唇振动（Aerophone-Lip Vibrated）
尺寸	32 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 10 1/4 英寸 (83.2 × 12.1 × 26 厘米)
介绍（中）	大蛇是一种欧洲低音铜管乐器，是大号的前身。它的蛇形形状有助于将指孔定位在玩家手可及的范围内。这个由最著名的制造商之一制作的例子的蛇形品质因其缩放的绘画方案而得到加强，这是一种罕见的装饰性装饰，通常以黑色完成。它指孔周围的磨损痕迹是广泛使用的结果。他们展示了这条蛇是如何被抓住的，也证明了它的音乐特性和视觉吸引力一样强大<蛇与教堂音乐有着悠久的渊源。在法国，从16世纪后期开始，它就被用来支持和伴奏普通歌曲。它温暖、共鸣的声音补充了男性的声音，并在18世纪和19世纪的英国教堂乐队中受到青睐。它与大提琴和巴松管一起演奏，在买不起风琴的教堂里提供了至关重要的伴奏。十八世纪中期，蛇在英国和德国成为一种流行的军乐乐器。它有时被用作管弦乐队的低音，尤其是亨德尔、海顿、柏辽兹和门德尔松。
介绍（英）	The serpent is a European bass brasswind instrument that was a predecessor of the tuba. Its snake-like form helps to position the finger holes within reach of the player’s hands. The serpentine qualities of this example, made by one of the most celebrated makers, are heightened by its zoomorphic paint scheme, a rare decorative embellishment for an instrument that was typically finished in black. The wear marks around its finger holes are the result of extensive use. They show how this serpent was held and also prove that its musical properties were as strong as its visual appeal. The serpent has a long association with church music. In France it was used to bolster and accompany plainsong from the late sixteenth century onwards. Its warm, resonant sound complemented male voices, and it found favor in English church bands during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Played alongside the cello and the bassoon, it provided vital accompaniment in churches that could not afford organs. The serpent became a popular military band instrument in England and Germany in the mid-eighteenth century. It sometimes was used as a bass voice in the orchestra, notably by Handel, Haydn, Berlioz, and Mendelsohn.