Six angels and a monkey playing bagpipe, shawm, nakers, vielle, psaltery, and harp

Summary

: Six angels and a monkey playing bagpipe, shawm, nakers, vielle, psaltery, and harp

: Sées, Normandy, France
Location type : Church

: Sées, Normandy, France

: 14

: 1370 -1375

: Stained glass

: Glass

: Vitrail

: Vierge à l'Enfant, anges musiciens sur le socle



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Performer(s)
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: angel

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

    Genre: animal

    Animal: monkey

    Instrument information
    Instrument : shawm - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 422.1 )
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: angel

    Instrument information
    Instrument : nakers - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 211.11 )
    • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: angel

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

    Genre: angel

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

    Genre: angel

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

    Genre: angel

    Instrument information
    Instrument : harp - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 322.21 )




Number of performers: 7

Function of the sound: glorification

Reference to music theory and musical perfection: harmony

Instrumental classification: hauts and bas instruments, Isidorian tripartition

Source of musical inspiration: Virgin Mary

Context of the sound: angelic music, music of the Church