Stradivari's pochettes are the pochettes built by the great luthier Antonio Stradivari. Relatively few pochettes were made by Stradivari, and only two are known to be extant.[1] The pair is composed of a first thin kit/sardino hybrid style pochette (sometimes called the "Clapisson pochette" or "Clapisson kit") made by the luthier in his early career, and a second more compact violino piccolo named Le Fountaine.[2] The "Clapisson pochette" has been kept at the Conservatoire Museum in Paris since late 19th century.[3]
Overview
editAlfred Hill has stated that he knew of three Stradivarius pochettes from the years 1732-34.[5]
Surviving pair
edit"Clapisson" pochette (ca. 1670s)
editCalled the "Clapisson pochette" or "Clapisson kit"[8] it was likely built in the 1670s and came under the ownership of violinist and composer Antoine-Louis Clapisson, (after whom it has become named), he made use of the pochette in one of his operas and after his death it was placed at Paris Conservatoire Museum, where Clapisson had been the first curator.[9][8][1]
Le Fountaine (1712)
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Davis, Francis A.; Hill, W. H. (2014). Antonio Stradivari: His Life and Work. Dover Books on Music (new ed.). Courier Corporation. p. 227. ISBN 9780486172606.
- ^ The Strad. Vol. 98–99. Orpheus. 1987. p. 961.
- ^ Svensk Tidskrift för Musikforskning [Swedish Journal of Musicology]. Vol. 3–4. University of Virginia: Svenska Samfundet för Musikforskning. 1922. p. 106.
- ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=_dFwvjj--MsC&pg=PA141&lpg=PA141&dq=%22Stradivari+pochette+pattern%22&source=bl&ots=R1YZYEL6Sj&sig=ACfU3U0zvZ2U3k99PNMraVmWLQfA5oXvbw&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjP2qyqiIHoAhUCmYsKHR2aCNcQ6AEwAHoECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=pochette%201712&f=false
- ^ Möller, Max (1957). "A Few Notes on the Pochette, The "Dancing Master's Kit"". Violins and Violinists' Magazine. Vol. 18–19. W. Lewis. p. 104. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=_dFwvjj--MsC&pg=PA82&dq=%22Fountaine%22+stradivari&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRwrTz0tDtAhXBpIsKHfl7CG4Q6AEwAHoECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=%22Fountaine%22%20stradivari&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=_dFwvjj--MsC&pg=PA82&dq=%22Fountaine%22+stradivari&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRwrTz0tDtAhXBpIsKHfl7CG4Q6AEwAHoECAIQAg#v=snippet&q=piccolo&f=false
- ^ a b Journal of the Violin Society of America. Vol. 9. University of Michigan: Queens College Press. 1988. p. 169.
- ^ Remnant, Mary (2002). Historia de los Instrumentos Musicales (in Spanish) (illustrated ed.). American Bar Association. p. 73. ISBN 9788495601520.
Further reading
edit- How Many Strads?: Our Heritage from the Master : a Tribute to the Memory of a Great Genius, Compiled in the Year Marking the Tercentenary of His Birth, Being a Tabulation of Works Believed to Survive Produced in Cremona by Antonio Stradivari Between 1666 and 1737, Including Relevant Data and Mention of His Two Sons, Francesco and Omobono, Bein & Fushi, Incorporated (1999)