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The ophicleide ''()'' is a keyed brass instrument similar to the tuba. It is a conical-bore keyed instrument belonging to the bugle family and has a similar shape to the sudrophone. == Name == The instrument's name comes from the Greek word ophis (ὄφις)"serpent" + kleis (κλείς) "keys", since it was conceived of as a serpent with keys. Like the serpent, some found it difficult to play, and early twentieth century musicians felt it had a somewhat unpredictable sound, leading to the doggerel: ::"The Ophicleide, like mortal sin ::Was fostered by the serpent."〔 ::The Ophicleide, like mortal sin ::Was fostered by the serpent. ::Its pitch was vague, its tone was dim; ::Its timbre rude and burpant. :: ::Composers, in a secret vote, ::Declared its sound non grata; ::And that's why Wagner never wrote ::An Ophicleide Sonata. :: ::Thus spurned, it soon became defunct, ::To gross neglect succumbing; ::A few were pawned, but most were junked ::Or used for indoor plumbing. :: ::An so this ill wind, badly blown, ::Has now completely vanished: ::I nominate the heckelphone ::To be the next one banished. :: ::Farewell, offensive Ophicleide, ::Your epitaph is chiseled: ::"I died of ophicleidicide: ::I tried, alas, but fizzled!" ::Prof. Cabbage ::pseudonym of Brian Holmes of San Jose' State University ::Circulated on the French Horn Mailing List 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ophicleide」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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