Doc Rossi wrote:
http://www.mezzo-mondo.com/arts/mm/wright/WRJ007.html
original in the St. Louis Art Museum
A good find! The instrument looks very convincing. A Rauche, maybe? But
it's only got 9 pegs rather than the usual eleven (so: 3x2 + 3x1?).
I think she is just holding the
Doc Rossi wrote:
Yes, but Anne was painted by a much more serious painter and was an
Artist herself.
Do you think it could be a Rauche? I was thinking Hintz.
I actually hadn't counted the pegs until DK spotted that it's
actually a waldzither (kidding). Maybe Wright couldn't/didn't
Stuat:
Well, how can anyone look troubled holding onto what is obviously a very nice
cittern?
Brad
Stuart Walsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Doc Rossi wrote:
http://www.mezzo-mondo.com/arts/mm/wright/WRJ007.html
original in the St. Louis Art Museum
A good find! The instrument
I was looking for something else when I found a scribbled note I'd
made to myself. A fellow named C. Barbandt (probably Charles,
another German musician active in London) offered a Yearly
Subscription of New Music to be delivered monthly. The 10 June 1759
issue includes A Lesson for the
Doc Rossi wrote:
One more and I'll stop:
http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/steen/p-steen8.htm
No, keep going, Doc.
Presumably this pic is stuffed to the gunnels with symbolism. There's a
spooky-looking sunflower in the background. Doesn't augur well.
Anyway, the boy(?) citternist seems to have
Hi all,
I am trying to update the Links section of my Renaissance Cittern
pages. I would like to include pages of those who play cittern --
Renaissance or otherwise.
If you have a page (or know of one), please drop me a line. I also
need to change the category of Other cittern players to
http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/steen/p-steen8.htm
I wonder what the cittern is meant to represent?
I had come across this image before. I forget on which site I had
seen it, but the notes to it stated that the picture is full of
sexual overtones -- the cittern meant to evoke the image
Dear All:
One of the most interesting aspects of the Steen painting is the very
realistic sitting position of the cittern player. He's propping up the
instrument on his left leg, with his left heel planted on the inside of his
right knee. Try it sometime!
Cheers,
Jim
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