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Ophicleidenoun
A large brass wind instrument, formerly used in the orchestra and in military bands, having a loud tone, deep pitch, and a compass of three octaves; -- now generally supplanted by bass and contrabass tubas. It developed from the older wooden instrument called the serpent. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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ophicleidenoun
A keyed brass baritone bugle, now replaced by the tuba in orchestral music
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Ophicleide
The ophicleide ( OFF-ih-klyde) is a family of conical-bore keyed brass instruments invented in early 19th century France to extend the keyed bugle into the alto, bass and contrabass ranges. Of these, the bass ophicleide in C or B♭ took root over the course of the 19th century as the bass of orchestral brass sections throughout Western Europe, replacing the serpent and its later derivatives, the bass horn and basson russe. Its popularity proved short-lived, however; by the end of the 19th century the ophicleide had been largely superseded by early forms of the modern tuba.
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Ophicleide
The ophicleide is a family of conical-bore keyed bugles. It has a similar shape to the sudrophone.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ophicleide
of′i-klīd, n. a large bass trumpet, with a deep pitch. [Fr.; coined from Gr. ophis, a serpent, kleis, kleidos, a key.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Ophicleide
a keyed brass wind instrument of recent invention, of great compass and power, and of which there are two kinds in use.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ophicleide in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ophicleide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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