Do the great symphonies written 200 or more years ago include parts for instruments that are no longer played? - Quora
![The serpent is the bass wind instrument, descended from the cornett, and a distant ancestor of the tuba, with a mouthpiece like a … | Corneta, Instrumentos, Musical The serpent is the bass wind instrument, descended from the cornett, and a distant ancestor of the tuba, with a mouthpiece like a … | Corneta, Instrumentos, Musical](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b8/74/a5/b874a514f1cc59bc41beb247582c8760.jpg)
The serpent is the bass wind instrument, descended from the cornett, and a distant ancestor of the tuba, with a mouthpiece like a … | Corneta, Instrumentos, Musical
![The Serpent,ancient musical wind instrument, related to the modern Tuba, Euphonium, and Baritone, unusual odd strange weird musical instrument The Serpent,ancient musical wind instrument, related to the modern Tuba, Euphonium, and Baritone, unusual odd strange weird musical instrument](http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/serpent.jpg)
The Serpent,ancient musical wind instrument, related to the modern Tuba, Euphonium, and Baritone, unusual odd strange weird musical instrument
![The Serpent - a distant ancestor of the tuba, invented in 1590 by Canon Edmé Guillaume. It was originally used to strengthen the sound of choirs in church services. Mozart and Wagner The Serpent - a distant ancestor of the tuba, invented in 1590 by Canon Edmé Guillaume. It was originally used to strengthen the sound of choirs in church services. Mozart and Wagner](https://i.redd.it/7a8kb41xutj31.jpg)
The Serpent - a distant ancestor of the tuba, invented in 1590 by Canon Edmé Guillaume. It was originally used to strengthen the sound of choirs in church services. Mozart and Wagner
![Contrabass serpent, 'The Anaconda', Joseph and Richard Wood, Upper Heaton, Huddersfield, England, c 1840. MIMEd 2929. – St Cecilia's Hall Contrabass serpent, 'The Anaconda', Joseph and Richard Wood, Upper Heaton, Huddersfield, England, c 1840. MIMEd 2929. – St Cecilia's Hall](https://www.stcecilias.ed.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/0034428c.jpg)