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Johann Schell German
The bass recorder, although seldom played on its own, provided important harmonic and rhythmic support to the recorder consorts popular during the Baroque period. This is one of four surviving bass recorders by Schell, one of the most respected Nuremberg recorder makers of his generation.
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Title: Bass Recorder
Maker:
Johann Schell (German, Nuremberg 1660–1732)
Date: ca. 1700
Geography: Nuremberg, Germany
Culture: German
Medium: Wood (fruit wood), brass, ivory
Dimensions:
39 × 3 × 3 in. (99.1 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm)
Height (With bocal): 40 1/4 in. (102.2 cm)
Width (With bocal): 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm)
Classification: Aerophone-Whistle Flute-recorder
Credit Line: Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2009
Object Number: 2009.125a–e
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