Introducing the Ophicleide

Subscribe:    / @oae   Join as a channel member! Support our channel and get access to exclusive content of full performances on historically authentic instruments:    / @oae   Andrew Kershaw shows us his Ophicleide, a rarely seen brass instrument, descendent of the serpent and predecessor of the tuba. 0:00 Intro 0:20 History 0:33 The instrument 1:04 Descendent of the serpent 1:19 The sound 1:29 Composer who wrote for it 1:51 Maker of this particular ophicleide 2:15 Where the ophicleide was played 2:40 Ezio by Handel ___ Website: http://oae.co.uk Facebook:   / orchestraoftheageofenlightenment   Twitter:   / theoae   Instagram:   / orchestraoftheageenlightenment