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Serpents

Scope note

European lip-vibrated aerophones of bass register, consisting of a serpentine wood tube about seven feet in length and of conical bore, with a long crook carrying a cup mouthpiece.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042758

Equivalent Terms used

serpent

Created

13yrs ago

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