Six angel musicians and two groups of three singers with partitures, playing for God

Summary

: Six angel musicians and two groups of three singers with partitures, playing for God

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

: Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France

: 15

: -

: Stained glass

: Glass

: Vitrail

: Annonciation



: Emeline

Performer(s)
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: angel

    Posture: flying

    Comment: placed on the right side of the fleur-de-lis

    Instrument information
    Instrument : organ - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 412.1-8 )
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: angel

    Posture: flying

    Comment: placed on the right side of the fleur-de-lis

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

    Genre: angel

    Posture: flying

    Comment: Head framed by two pairs of red wings. Singers of the left group.

    • Performer information
    Type: singer

    Genre: angel

    Posture: flying

    Comment: Head framed by two pairs of red wings. Singers of the left group.

    • Performer information
    Type: singer

    Genre: angel

    Posture: flying

    Comment: Head framed by two pairs of red wings. Singers of the left group.

    • Performer information
    Type: singer

    Genre: angel

    Posture: flying

    Comment: Head framed by two pairs of red wings. Singers of the right group.

    • Performer information
    Type: singer

    Genre: angel

    Posture: flying

    Comment: Head framed by two pairs of red wings. Singers of the right group.

    • Performer information
    Type: singer

    Genre: angel

    Posture: flying

    Comment: Head framed by two pairs of red wings. Singers of the right group.

    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: angel

    Instrument information
    Instrument : trumpet - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 423.12 )
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: angel

    Instrument information
    Instrument : trumpet - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 423.12 )
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: angel

    Instrument information
    Instrument : recorder - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 421.221.12 )
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: angel

    Instrument information
    Instrument : lute - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 321.321 )


Isolated instrument(s)
    • Instrument information
    Instrument : tabor - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 211.21 )


Number of performers: 12

Function of the sound: glorification, order

Reference to music theory and musical perfection: harmony, measure

Instrumental classification: hauts and bas instruments

Source of musical inspiration: God, Holy Spirit

Context of the sound: celestial music, angelic music, music of the world

Comment: God and the Holy Spirit seem to be, at the same time, both the recipients of the music and its inspiration. The convergent gaze of the angels indicate that they listen to each other and sing together. The notes in the scores carried by the angels is visible, they are all semibrevis. The low instruments are placed on the top part of the image, the high instruments on the bottom; this is a common disposition.