Décoration extérieure en perspective de l'orgue de l'Abbaye de Weingarthen
Delagardette, Pierre Claude (ca. 1745-ca. 1792)
Gabler, Josef (1700-1771)
Additional titles
Exterior decoration in perspective of the organ of the Abbey of Weingarthen
Description
Group of twelve putti, five angels, and one man. The man is playing a Gabler organ while three angels are playing coiled trumpets, one angel is playing a straight trumpet, and one is playing kettledrums. Of the putti, two are playing straight trumpets, two are playing end-blown horns, one is playing violoncello, one is playing cittern, and the remaining putti are playing bassoon, transverse flute, tambourine, frame harp, and triangle.Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)
Organ [2266] (Refers to organ as whole)Triangle [3005]
Harp [3285]
Tambourine [2746]
Transverse flute [4093]
Bassoon [3795]
Violin [3573]
Cittern [3106]
Violoncello [3582]
Kettledrum [2887] (Angel is playing two kettledrums.)
Horn [4118] (There are two end-blown horns being played)
End-blown trumpet [6556] (There are three straight trumpets being played: two by putti and one by an angel.)
Trumpet [4446] (There are three coiled trumpets being played, all by angels.)
Violin [3573]
Recorder [4039] (There are four recorders carved into panels of the organ. Two on the far left of print, and two on a panel near the organ player.)
Panpipe [4024]
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Bibliographic references
Bedos de Celles, François. L'art du facteur d'orgues (Paris: L.F. Delatour, 1766-1778). RILM 1976-1458.Henning, Rudolf and Uta Henning. Zeugnisse alter Musik (Hersching/Amersee: Verlag Manfred Pawlak, 1975) Tafel 45. RILM 1975-253.