!!!Viennese Classic
!!Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: ''Concerto for Jew''''s Harp and Strings''

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Musical example: Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736
Klosterneuburg/Lower Austria - 1809 Vienna), Concerto for Jew's Harp
and Strings in Eb major (1770),  Finale. This example documents the
attempt to maintain a certain connection between sophisticated
instrumental music of the period and Folkmusic. To play a complete
scale with the Jew's harp (Maultrommel or Brummeisen), it takes two
instruments of approximately  the same size that are tuned at the
interval of a fourth or a fifth apart. The Jew's harp is held between
the slightly-opened rows of teeth so that the metal strip can vibrate;
the mouth of the player provides the resonance. By using varying
positions of the tongue, cheeks and lips, the player strengthens
different overtones and can thus play melodies with a tonal amplitude
of 1_ octaves. (E. Stadler)



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caption='Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: Concerto for Jew's Harp and Strings\\© Klangführer durch die Sammlung alter Musikinstrumente, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, CD-Nr. 516 537-2'}]



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