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OFIKLEID (French ophicleide, from the Greek opis - snake and kleis, genus kleidos - key, shutter; German Ophikleid) - a wind-mounted mouthpiece metal musical instrument with valves belonging to the Büggelhorn family. It was patented in 1817 by the Parisian master Alari (J. I. Aste). Originally made of wood. O. has a conic. trunk, curved in the form of lat. the letter U, into the bent narrow end of which a cup-shaped mouthpiece is inserted. Valves (8-12) allow full chromatic extraction. scale. O. are known: alto in tuning F (volume E-c2) or Es (D-b1), baritone in tuning C (H1-c2) or B (A1-b1), bass - F (E1-c1) or Es ( D1-b). In France, the viola O. is also used in the As system, which is actually a treble variety of the instrument. Baritone O. until the last Thursday. 19 centuryincluded in the spirit. orchestra, and the bass (until the 30-40s of the 19th century) - symphonic, as the lower voice of the copper spirit. groups (for the first time in 1819 in G. Spontini's opera Olimpia). O. is notated in bass. It has a rough, roaring timbre, unstable intonation. From the 2nd floor. 19 centurypushed out by a tube. It is preserved in France (in church music), Italy and South. America.