Music in the church

Unknown

Item type:

architectural object

Date of creation:

1960

Technique / Medium:

stained glass

Description

The three part window features sections that are progressively longer from left to right. The left most section features David at the top, seated, holding a harp. Underneath is Zacharias, standing. The middle section features Martin Luther, seated, playing a lute at the top, surrounded by others, including children. Under Luther is Philip Nicolai, also seated, playing a lute. Under Nicolai are a lyre, horn, and violin, with a scroll of notated music. At the top of the right section is Isaac Watts, seated, holding a book, with a singing couple and log cabin in the background. Under Watts is Johann Sebastian Bach, standing, also holding a book. A scroll with notated music is seen behind Bach's head. At the bottom is Ralph Vaughan Williams, seated at a piano, with a pencil and paper. Choristers are seen behind Vaughan Williams' head.

People as subjects

David, King of Israel
Zacharias (Father of John the Baptist)
Luther, Martin (1483-1546)
Nicolai, Philipp (1556-1608)
Watts, Isaac (1674-1748)
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)

Iconclass

48C7
music

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]
Lute [3394]
Lyre [3501]
Horn [4118]
Violin [3573]
Pianoforte [2299]

Image URLs

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Notes

Window is a product of Willet Hauser Architectural Glass of Winona, MN, and included in the Michigan Stained Glass Census.

RIdIM record id

14737