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The Clapisson kit or Clapisson pochette[1][2] is one of the only two pochettes made by the great luthier Antonio Stradivari to survive to modern day.
History[edit]
Creation and design[edit]
The pochette was built before 1700,[3] (a false label on it states 1717, it is unknown why it has been added to the instrument)[4] in Stradivari's first era, possibly in the 1760s. It has a body length of 323 mm, upper-bout width of 82 mm, center-bout width of 60 mm, lower bout width of 103 mm, and a body-stop of of 195 mm. In one of his patterns Stradivari remarked that the messurements were those of a puppy, a possible indication that he took a kind of whimsical pleasure in making these smaller instruments.[1] Its four strings were made of the guts of a cat.[5]
With Louis Clapisson[edit]
Tarisio, a well-known violin collector, brought the kit from Italy to France where he sold it to luthier Pierre Silvestre.[9] The instrument entually made its way to the hands of French composer and violinist Antoine-Louis Clapisson.[5] Soon after in 1858 Clapisson produced the opera Les Trois Nicolas which featured a short gavotte written as a solo for this pochette[10] performed by Croisilles.[9] Clapisson appears to have found the instrument to be of adequate power and have an agreeable unique tone,[5] as did audiences.[11] The pochette was eventually placed at the Paris Conservatoire Museum, where Clapisson was the first curator.[12]
At the museum[edit]
In 1901 it was noted as being unique for being the undoubted work of Stradivari.[5] Copies of this specimen has been used by notable individuals such as Charles Moinel and Max Möckel. Moinel went to the museum and had the measurements taken to so it could be reviewed.[13]
Reception[edit]
The Violin Society of America has noted that the pochette is of special historic interest due to the fact that it harkens back to the days of dancer masters and their teachings, and due to the fact pochettes represent a different aspect of a luthiers craftsmanship and artistry, as Stradivari spent just as much time and effort on them as he would have on a violin, lavishing them with care and attention.[3] W. H. Hill and Francis A. Davis described it as being a charming example of Stradiveri's early work.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Pollens, Stewart (2010). "5: The dance master's kit". Stradivari. Musical Performance and Reception (New, illustrated ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 140. ISBN 9780521873048.
- ^ Martyn, Christopher (December 2, 2010). "Clapisson pochette". Finely Strung. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ a b Journal of the Violin Society of America. Vol. 9. University of Michigan: Queens College Press. 1988. p. 169.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Thomas, Theodore; Knowles Paine, John; Klauser, Karl (1901). Famous composers and their music. Vol. 4. Princeton University: Merrill. p. 542.
- ^ https://books.google.se/books?hl=sv&id=MfM8AQAAIAAJ&dq=clapisson+pochette&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22one+of+several+kits+made+by%22
- ^ http://www.archiviodellaliuteriacremonese.it/en/strumenti/pochette-caplisson.aspx?f=457975
- ^ https://www.europeana.eu/portal/sv/record/09102/_CM_0162025.html
- ^ a b Niederheitmann, Friedrich (1894). Cremona: an Account of the Italian Violin-makers and Their Instruments. University of Chicago: Robert Cocks & Company. p. 68.
- ^ Hill, Alfred Ebsworth; Hill, Arthur Frederick; Hill, William Henry (1989). The Violin-makers of the Guarneri Family, 1626-1762. Courier Corporation. p. 114. ISBN 9780486260617.
- ^ The Art-journal. University of California: George Virtue. 1885. p. 350.
it is said that connoisseurs were charmed with the power and peculiar nature of the tone
- ^ Remnant, Mary (2002). Historia de los Instrumentos Musicales (in Spanish) (illustrated ed.). American Bar Association. p. 73. ISBN 9788495601520.
- ^ Svensk Tidskrift för Musikforskning [Swedish Journal of Musicology]. Vol. 3–4. University of Virginia: Svenska Samfundet för Musikforskning. 1922. p. 106.
- ^ Möller, Max (1957). "A Few Notes on the Pochette, The "Dancing Master's Kit"". Violins and Violinists' Magazine. Vol. 18–19. W. Lewis. p. 102-. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
External links[edit]
- The 'Clapisson', at Tarisio.com
Category:Pochettes Category:1670s in Italy Category:1670s in music Category:Stradivari instruments