Shepherd playing panpipes

Summary

: Shepherd playing panpipes

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

: Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire, France

: 12

: 1101 -1200

: Sculpture

: Stone

: Sculpture

: Annonce aux bergers



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Performer(s)
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: male

    Posture: standing

    Character quality or function: biblical figure, shepherd

    Comment: The shepherd musician is between two other shepherds (one represented off field); they go to the angel (head missing) who points a finger (hand damaged) toward the Nativity.

    Instrument information
    Instrument : panpipes - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 421.112 )




Number of performers: 1

Function of the sound: glorification

Source of musical inspiration: Christ

Context of the sound: rural soundscape