King David holding a harp; musicians playing carillon, shawm, vielle and organ; two soldiers playing horn
Summary
: King David holding a harp; musicians playing carillon, shawm, vielle and organ; two soldiers playing horn
:
Larrey, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Location type
: Library
:
Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
: 12
: 1109 -1111
: Illumination
: Paper / Parchment
: Initiale
: David roi entouré de musiciens
:
http://initiale.irht.cnrs.fr/decors/decors.php?id=2399
: Adrien RAULINE
Performer(s)
- musician with horn
- musician with horn
- musician with harp
- musician with bell chime
- musician with shawm
- musician with vielle
- musician with organ
Performer information
Type: musician
Genre: male
Posture: standing, looking toward eventual enemies in a position of warrior
Character quality or function: soldier
Comment: He holds a shield in his left hand.
Instrument information
| Instrument : horn - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 423.12 ) |
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Shape of the pipe: curved
Bell: in the prolongation Shape of bell: conical Finger holes: invisible Thumb hole: invisible Playing method: fingers wrapped tightly around instrument Instrument strap: manual (instrument hold by the musician in his right hand, the bell looks to the top- the instrument is probably in resonance thanks to the contact between the lips of the musician and the mouth of the instrument). Possible presence of joints. Comments: Instrument colored in orange, something that does not give any real indication about the material. Swollen cheeks ? Material: indeterminate |
Performer information
Type: musician
Genre: male
Posture: standing, looks toward eventual enemies in a position of warrior.
Character quality or function: soldier
Comment: The soldier holds a shield in his left hand.
Instrument information
| Instrument : horn - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 423.12 ) |
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Shape of the pipe: curved
Bell: in the prolongation Shape of bell: conical Finger holes: invisible Number of finger holes: Invisible. Thumb hole: invisible Playing method: fingers wrapped tightly around instrument Instrument strap: Manual (instrument hold in the right hand, mouth of the instrument in contact with the lips of the musician) Comments: Instrument colored in green (it is a beautiful stylisation but not an indication on the material of the instrument). We do not remark any swollen cheek. Material: indeterminate |
Performer information
Type: musician
Genre: male
Posture: seated
Character quality or function: king, biblical character
Comment: He holds in his right hand a "virga", which is a common attribute of Wise's personnifications, especially in English and German art.
Instrument information
| Instrument : harp - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 322.21 ) |
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Number of strings: Usually around 15
Arrangement of strings: Painted but unvisible with the clichee used for indexation Tuning key: no Decoration: Breathtaking soundboard colored in green Playing position: seated- instrument hold a braccio (hold in the left hand on the left shoulder) Playing method: Instrument not played Column of harp: curved Console shape: complex/indented Swan necked: yes Soundboard shape: curved |
Performer information
Type: musician
Genre: male
Posture: Standing
Character quality or function: musician
Instrument information
| Instrument : bell chime - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: ) |
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Type of bell: suspended bell(s)
Number of bells: 6 bells on the visible part of the picture (other bells are represented on the left?) Tintinnabulum carillon: yes Accessory: suspension ring(s) Playing position: Instrument posed on the ground Playing method: 1st et 4th bells strucked by the musician with a hammer in each hand |
Performer information
Type: musician
Genre: male
Posture: standing
Character quality or function: musician
Comment: -instrument looking to the top to evoke the momentum towards God
-character furthermore dressed in blue, color of the Book of the Lamb (so he could be Aaron, Moise's brother?)
Instrument information
| Instrument : shawm - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 422.1 ) |
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Shape of the pipe: straight
Bell: in the prolongation Shape of bell: conical Finger holes: invisible Number of finger holes: The smallness of the picture does not allow us to determine it. Thumb hole: invisible Playing method: fingers pressed down on holes Instrument strap: instrument hold by the musician Comments: We note the conical drill, the little flared bell and the monoxyl fabrication. |
Performer information
Type: musician
Genre: male
Posture: seated, cross-legged
Character quality or function: musician
Instrument information
| Instrument : vielle - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 321.322-71 ) |
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Neck: continuous
Number of strings: 3 Arrangement of strings: Parallel-grouped Number of rosettes soundholes: 4 Shape of rosettes soundholes: oval segment Position of the rosettes soundholes: facing toward each other <> Playing position: seated, neck of the instrument to the top- instrument hold a gamba Playing method: with archet (bowed) Fingers on fingerboard: yes Placement on strings: far from bridge Part of bow: top third of bow Bow length: long Shape of bow: curved Bow hair: with Bow hair attachment: ligature Sound box shape: figure-8 Back shape: flat Bridge shape: trapezoid Strings pass through bridge: no Contact between strings and bridge: flat Tailpiece type: pin on splint Tailpiece shape: voided rectangle Tailpiece attachment: two links Neck length: short Frets: yes |
Performer information
Type: musician
Genre: male
Posture: seated (on the bellows, making it work with the weight of his body? near the bellows?)
Character quality or function: monk (tonsured character)?
Comment: The monk seems to play D and F, making an imperfect consonance!
Instrument information
| Instrument : organ - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 412.1-8 ) |
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Shape of the pipe: straight
Bell: in the prolongation Shape of bell: conical Finger holes: visible Number of finger holes: 1 Playing method: stops Instrument strap: two-parts frame linked to a bunch of bellows Type of organ: positive Bellows: yes Number of bellows: 7 are visible (2 other are suggested) Number of pipes: 2 X 8 Number of rows of pipes: 2 Keyboard type: diatonic Number of stops keys: 8 |
Number of performers: 7
Function of the sound: accompaniment, appeasement, sound signal, order
Reference to music theory and musical perfection: harmony, interval, divine mathematical law
Instrumental classification: hauts and bas instruments
Source of musical inspiration: David
Context of the sound: ceremonial music, music of the Law, scholarly music
Comment: The soldiers defending the gates sound the trumpet (sound signal, accompaniment to war). This King David is a Christ-like figure who orders the world. Music is the means by which David imposes order on the city according to the law of Yahweh, and he announces the victory of the Messiah over the disorder of the world (function of music in the image “order”). Under the inspiration of David, the musicians play in harmony (consonance). On the frontispiece of the book of Psalms, the representation of David and the musicians evokes the ceremonies around the ark of the covenant.