10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORPHEOREON»
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Musical instruments of the western world
44. Orpheoreon. England, 1617 • Printed label ; " Francis /Palmer /Dwelling in. . .
1617" Instruments such as this, with the suggestive name derived from Orpheus,
were relatively rare. They are small relatives of the Pandora and, like the latter, ...
VlL Lute Choir124 [168] l call groupings of such instruments as harpsichords or
spinets, plucked instruments (commonly called "Instrument"), theorbos, lutes,
pandoras, orpharions [Orpheoreon], citterns [Cithern], a large bass lyra, or
whatever ...
Michael Praetorius, Jeffery T. Kite-Powell, 2004
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An encyclopœdia, or dictionary of music
This instrument has been modified and called orchestrino, or small
ORPHEOREON, or ORPHOREON, an ancient instrument belonging to the guitar
species, with eight metal strings. Its bridge and fingerboard are placed in an
oblique direction ...
John Feltham Danneley, 1825
3 (Wolfenbiittel, 1619), 168: "Einen Lauten-Chor nenne ich / wenn man
Clavicymbel oder Spinetten, Instruments pennata, (sonsten in gemein Instrument
genant) Theorben, Lauten / Bandoren / Orpheoreon, Cithern, eine grosse Bafi-
Lyra, oder ...
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Syntagma musicum: Vol. 2.: De organographia, first and ...
In length it is somewhat shorter than the bandur and longer than an orpheoreon.
XXX Orpheoreon (plate XVII) The Orpheoreon is like the bandur in shape, though
somewhat smaller. It has brass and steel strings and is tuned to chamber pitch ...
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The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Orpheoreon. *Orpharion. Orpheus in the Underworld. See Orphee aux enfers. Orr
, Robin [Robert] (Kemsley) (b. Brechin, Scotland, 2 June 1909). Composer.
Studied in London and with Casella and Boulanger. Organist at St. John's
College, ...
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Dictionary of Terms in Music / Wörterbuch Musik: English - ...
... Ornamentik f. ornamentation formula Verzierungsformel f. ornamented singing
Ziergesang m. ornate adj verziert. orpharion, orpherian, orpheoreon Orpheoreon
n. Orphika Orphika f. orphion Orphion n. oscillation Schwingung f, Oszillation f; ...
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The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Music
Works include: A Booke of Ayres with lute, orpheoreon, and bass viol; Lessons
for the Consort for six instruments by various composers. Rossi, Luigi (c. 1598-
1653) Italian singer and composer. He composed in an elaborate style, and ...
53-4) with his drawings (plate XVII), it becomes clear that he has mistakenly
interchanged the names of Orpheoreon and Penorcon in the drawing. In addition,
in J.H.van der fleer's new book Musikinstrunente, p.59, is given the G-tuning for ...
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Musikhistorisches Museum von Wilhelm Heyer in Cöln: Kleiner ...
640: Pandora, moderne Nachbildung nach einem italienischen
Originalinstrument; No. 641: Penorcon, No.642: Orpheoreon, Nachbildungen aus
der Museumswerkstatt nach Holzschnitten in Praetorius' „Syntagma musicum" (
1620). Pandora ...
Wilhelm Heyer, Georg Kinsky, Paul Marie Guillaume Joseph de Wit, 1913
