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For a further description of the different types of bass horns, see
Bass horns and Russian bassoons
by Craig Kridel

 
     



One important designation among the upright serpents is the configuration of finger holes for the lengthening of the air column. Using Mendelssohn's 1824 line drawing of the English bass horn (sent in a letter to his sister, Fanny), finger holes have been placed in order on the air column as a way to display their positioning for the ophimonocleide.
exploring the role of
early 19th century brass
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