Apollo playing the harp, Pan playing the recorder, judgement of Midas

  • Jugement de Midas

Summary

: Apollo playing the harp, Pan playing the recorder, judgement of Midas

: Lille, Hauts-de-France, France
Location type : Library

: Lille, Hauts-de-France, France

: 15

: -

: Illumination

: Paper / Parchment

: Initiale

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http://initiale.irht.cnrs.fr/decors/decors.php?id=25057


: Laurine MALAN

Performer(s)
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

    Posture: seated

    Character quality or function: mythological figure

    Comment: Apollo

    Instrument information
    Instrument : harp - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 322.21 )
    Neck: continuous
    Number of strings: Between 34 et 38
    Arrangement of strings: chromatic
    Courses: doubled
    Number of rosettes soundholes: It depends, one or more.
    Position of the rosettes soundholes: indeterminate
    Position of pegs: bottom
    End of pegs: round button-shaped
    Tuning key: no
    Decoration: There may be sculptures, inlays or even engravings...
    Playing position: The player is sitting
    Playing method: He uses his fingers to strum or pluck the strings.
    Fingers on fingerboard: no
    Fingers hooked: no
    Hand position: other
    Plectrum: yes
    Column of harp: straight
    Console shape: straight
    Swan necked: no
    Soundboard shape: curved
    Placement of pegs: top
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

    Posture: standing

    Character quality or function: mythological figure

    Comment: Pan

    Instrument information
    Instrument : recorder - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 421.221.12 )
    Shape of the pipe: straight
    Bell: indeterminate
    Shape of bell: indeterminate
    Finger holes: visible
    Number of finger holes: 4
    Thumb hole: invisible
    Playing method: fingers pressed down on holes
    Type of recorder: simple
    Holes: visible
    Harmonic flute: no
    Accessory: other




Number of performers: 2

Interactions between performers: 1 musician (214) - 1 musician (215). Body orientation. Performers are looking at the same object.

Comment: King Midas announces Apollo as the winner of the musical competition with Pan. The two musicians are side by side, slightly turned to one another. They are both looking in the direction of King Midas. The scene is taking place at a landscape with a structure in the background. The two players are dressed in the same fashion, their attire being reminiscent of that of the minstrels.

Function of the sound: musical joust

Context of the sound: scholarly music