Musical Instrument Museum - MIM - Instrument of the Week: This approximately 200-year-old serpent (bass horn) is considered the "grandfather" of the tuba. It originally accompanied church plainchant, then military bands adopted
![File:Upright serpent, made by Veuve Rust et Dubois, Lyon, France, c. 1830, maple, brass, view 2 - Casadesus Collection of Historic Musical Instruments - Boston Symphony Orchestra - 20180113 175559.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:Upright serpent, made by Veuve Rust et Dubois, Lyon, France, c. 1830, maple, brass, view 2 - Casadesus Collection of Historic Musical Instruments - Boston Symphony Orchestra - 20180113 175559.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Upright_serpent%2C_made_by_Veuve_Rust_et_Dubois%2C_Lyon%2C_France%2C_c._1830%2C_maple%2C_brass%2C_view_2_-_Casadesus_Collection_of_Historic_Musical_Instruments_-_Boston_Symphony_Orchestra_-_20180113_175559.jpg)
File:Upright serpent, made by Veuve Rust et Dubois, Lyon, France, c. 1830, maple, brass, view 2 - Casadesus Collection of Historic Musical Instruments - Boston Symphony Orchestra - 20180113 175559.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![The Serpent,ancient musical wind instrument, related to the modern Tuba, Euphonium, and Baritone, unusual odd strange weird musical instrument The Serpent,ancient musical wind instrument, related to the modern Tuba, Euphonium, and Baritone, unusual odd strange weird musical instrument](http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/serpent.jpg)