The music for the times

Newman, William (1817-1870)


Item type:
drawing
Date of creation:
1861
Height:
16.0 cm  (6 5/16 in.)
Width:
23.2 cm  (9 1/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
ink on paper

    Item location

  • Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum (The Ohio State University)
    Richard Samuel West Collection[Museum inv. no.: SPEC.CGA.BOX.8.16a]

Description

Musical parody of the United States Civil War, depicting weapons and equipment as musical instruments and musical notation in multiple scenes. A conductor commands the center of the image, with a guitar strapped to his back.

Iconclass

45B32
the company, the unit, the troop ~ military service
44F2
civil war

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Guitar [3237]
Double bass [3111]
Bass drum [2506]
Trombone [4369]
Barrel organ [4485]

Musical works

legible music notation
music staff notation representing a stockade fence

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5810