Nouveau langage musical

Grandville, J. J. (1803-1847)

Item type:

print

Date of creation:

1829

Height:

16.7 cm  (6 9/16 in.)

Width:

27.6 cm  (10 7/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

lithograph with hand color

Description

A densely packed orchestra of more than fourteen animal-headed musicians use their human hands to play a variety of instruments while dressed a multi-colored array of pants, shirts, and collared jackets. Some can be seen reading from sheet music sitting on gold stands. The animals include: rabbit (timpani), dog (French horn), rooster (trumpet), hog (serpent), two rats (double bass), donkey (cello), baboon (viola or violin), three cats (violins and flute), cow (bassoon), bulldog (clarinet), duck (oboe)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Kettledrum [2887]
Horn [4118]
Trumpet [4446] (round clarin trumpet or hunter's horn)
Serpent [4357] (likely serpent a pavillion but could be serpent forveille)
Double bass [3111]
Violoncello [3582] (being played without an end pin so that the body of the instrument rests directly on the ground)
Viola [3561] (could also be a violin)
Violin [3573]
Flute [3955]
Bassoon [3795]
Clarinet [3836]
Oboe [4232]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

3658