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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 serpent was probably invented in 1590 by Edme Guillaume, a canon at Auxerre. It was used in sacred music to reinforce low men's voices.

The serpent is an early form of bass wind instrument, descended from the cornett, and a distant ancestor of the tuba. It is classified as a “labrosone”, meaning it has a brass-style mouthpiece. Like the cornett, it has side-holes. It is usually constructed in an “S-bend” formation with a snakelike shape.

Originally, the Serpent was held vertically (mouthpiece end up and bell end down), but by the late 1700s the fashion was to hold it more towards the horizontal (mouthpiece end to player's left, bell end towards his right).

In the New Testament, the Book of Revelation makes use of ancient serpent and the Dragon several times to identify Satan or the Devil (Revelation 12:9; 20:2). The serpent is most often identified with the hubristic Satan, and sometimes with Lilith.

serpent, in music, a bass wind instrument sounded by the vibration of the lips against a cup mouthpiece. It was probably invented in 1590 by Edme Guillaume, a French canon of Auxerre, as an improvement on bass versions of the closely related cornett.

The Serpent is a British crime drama serial developed by Mammoth Screen and commissioned by the BBC. The eight-part limited series is a co-production between BBC One and Netflix. It is based on the crimes of serial killer Charles "the Serpent" Sobhraj, who murdered young tourists from 1975 to 1976.

The sound of a serpent is somewhere between a bassoon and a euphonium, and it is typically played in a seated position, with the instrument resting upright between the player's knees.

serpent, in music, a bass wind instrument sounded by the vibration of the lips against a cup mouthpiece. It was probably invented in 1590 by Edme Guillaume, a French canon of Auxerre, as an improvement on bass versions of the closely related cornett.

serpent, in music, a bass wind instrument sounded by the vibration of the lips against a cup mouthpiece. It was probably invented in 1590 by Edme Guillaume, a French canon of Auxerre, as an improvement on bass versions of the closely related cornett.

During this particular period in the '70s that is the focus of the Netflix series, Sobhraj allegedly murdered at least six people in Thailand, two in Nepal, and two in India. The Serpent depicts Sobhraj's 1976 arrest in Delhi, where he is sentenced to 12 years in prison after drugging a group of French tourists.

To these ancient cultures, the serpent was a source of endless meditation on the mystery of life and creation. Not only did the serpent have the power to create life: it also had the power to preserve life. The snake's unique ability to shed its old skin represents a triumph of self-renewal over aging.