Perroquette
The perroquette is a mechanical musical instrument related to the serinette, the merline, and the barrel organ.
Manufacture
Many of these small, portable mechanical organs were made in Mirecourt, (Vosges) by organ and serinette makers such as Louis Léopold Bourdot Boban, Jean-Baptiste Payonne, Nicolas Poirot, and Delor-Pacherelle.
- Perroquette by Delor-Pacherelle (Mirecourt)
Perroquette open.
Pin barrel.
Names of the pieces.
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References
- ↑ Remnant, Mary (1989). Musical Instruments: An Illustrated History : from Antiquity to the Present. 54. Amadeus Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-9313-4023-9.
- 1 2 3 Musée de la Lutherie et de l'Archèterie françaises. "Autres instruments". musee-lutherie-mirecourt.fr. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012.
- ↑ "Orgues Poirot, Mirecourt". bertrand.poirot.chez.com.
- ↑ "Liste des noms de luthiers trouvés dans les archives de la ville de Mirecourt". www.luthiers-mirecourt.com.
Bibliography
- Alice Julien-Laferrière, Les oiseaux imitateurs et leur éducation musicale aux CXVII/XVIII (tr. "Imitative birds and their musical training in the C17/C18"), n.d., 36 p.
- Helmut Zeraschi, L'orgue de Barbarie et autres instruments mécaniques, (tr. "The barrel organ and other mechanical instruments") Payot, Lausanne, 1980, 251 p. ISBN 2-601-00392-8
External links
- Example of a perroquette (with casing closed) (Base nationale des instruments de musique)
- Perroquette by Husson-Jacotel, Mirecourt, restored, video posted 27 November 2017, 1 min 04
- Poirot organ builders