Twenty Elders of the Apocalypse holding a musical instrument

Summary

: Twenty Elders of the Apocalypse holding a musical instrument

: Amiens, Hauts-de-France, France
Location type : Church

: Amiens, Hauts-de-France, France

: 13

: 1200 -1250

: Sculpture

: Stone

: Sculpture

: Jugement dernier : vieillards de l'Apocalypse



: , Jacynthe

Performer(s)
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

    Posture: seated

    Character quality or function: biblical figure

    Comment: Elder of the Apocalypse

    Instrument information
    Instrument : psaltery - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 314.122.1 )
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

    Instrument information
    Instrument : undetermined aerophone - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 4 )
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

    Instrument information
    Instrument : vielle - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 321.322-71 )
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

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

    Genre: male

    Instrument information
    Instrument : vielle - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 321.322-71 )
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

    Instrument information
    Instrument : panpipes - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 421.112 )
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

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

    Genre: male

    Instrument information
    Instrument : vielle - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 321.322-71 )
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

    Instrument information
    Instrument : crwth - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 321.22-71 )
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

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

    Genre: male

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

    Genre: male

    Instrument information
    Instrument : vielle - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 321.322-71 )
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

    Instrument information
    Instrument : vielle - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 321.322-71 )
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

    Instrument information
    Instrument : tambourine - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 211.3 )
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

    Instrument information
    Instrument : undetermined plucked-string instrument (lute) - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 321.32 )
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

    Instrument information
    Instrument : vielle - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 321.322-71 )
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

    Instrument information
    Instrument : hurdy-gurdy - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 321.32-72 )
  • Performer information
    Type: undetermined

    Genre: male

  • Performer information
    Type: undetermined

    Genre: male

  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

    Instrument information
    Instrument : crwth - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 321.22-71 )




Number of performers: 20

Function of the sound: sound signal, glorification

Reference to music theory and musical perfection: harmony

Instrumental classification: hauts and bas instruments

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

Comment: Announcement of the Last Judgment. Only two instruments resonate - likely celestial music rather than instrumental