Posted by jon fowler on February 18, 2004 at 21:53:06:
In Reply to: Re: ophicleide perf prac posted by Sam on February 18, 2004 at 20:45:27:
this is correct, the serpent was associated with liturgy in france...but was eventually replaced but only for a short time. at this time organs began to be used in french churches instead of serpents/ophicleides. there are records that indicate that some churches still used serpents or ophicleides in the 1930's