Two angels playing portative organ and harp, a shepherd holding a bagpipe

Summary

: Two angels playing portative organ and harp, a shepherd holding a bagpipe

: Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Location type : Church

: Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France

: 15

: 1467 -1467

: Stained glass

: Glass

: Vitrail

: Annonce aux bergers



: Emeline

Performer(s)
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

    Posture: laying down

    Character quality or function: biblical figure, shepherd

    Comment: Shepherd has open mouth, but more likely due to appearance of the angel rather than singing. The shepherd holding the bagpipe sits next to another shepherd; an angel flies above them to announce the birth of Christ.

    Instrument information
    Instrument : bagpipe - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 422.112-6 )
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: angel

    Instrument information
    Instrument : harp - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 322.21 )
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: angel

    Instrument information
    Instrument : organ - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 412.1-8 )




Number of performers: 3

Organization of visual space involving performance: Arranged in vertical registers

Interactions between performers: Identical clothing, identical colors, similar postures

Function of the sound: glorification

Reference to music theory and musical perfection: chord, harmony, interval

Context of the sound: celestial music, angelic music

Comment: The shepard does not seem to be playing the bagpipe.