Recorder (basset)
16th century | [Hieronymus] Bassano, Bassano Dynastie
This basset recorder from the collection at Ambras Castle has a reversed conical inner bore profile typical for instruments played in recorder consorts producing a soft, warm sound. Except for the wind cap, its authentic harmonious look and pure visual appearance are overwhelming. Even the key mechanism - protected by the fontanelle and therfore not visible at the picture - survived untouched in an extraordinary condition. (bd)
Lit.: Beatrix Darmstädter: Die Renaissanceblockflöten der Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente des Kunsthistorischen Museums, mit Beiträgen von Adrian Brown, in: Sammlungskataloge des Kunsthistorischen Museums, Bd. 3, hg. von Wilfried Seipel, Wien 2006, S.250-253
This basset recorder from the collection at Ambras Castle has a reversed conical inner bore profile typical for instruments played in recorder consorts producing a soft, warm sound. Except for the wind cap, its authentic harmonious look and pure visual appearance are overwhelming. Even the key mechanism - protected by the fontanelle and therfore not visible at the picture - survived untouched in an extraordinary condition. (bd)
Lit.: Beatrix Darmstädter: Die Renaissanceblockflöten der Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente des Kunsthistorischen Museums, mit Beiträgen von Adrian Brown, in: Sammlungskataloge des Kunsthistorischen Museums, Bd. 3, hg. von Wilfried Seipel, Wien 2006, S.250-253
Manufacturer:
[Hieronymus] Bassano, Bassano Dynastie
Time:
16th century
Object Name
Recorder (basset)
Culture
Italy, Venice or Great Britain, London
Dimensions:
970 mm x 85 mm x 85 mm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente
Invs.
Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente, 165
Alte Inv.Nr.:
KK_8550
Schlosser Nr.:
A 176