Arpeggione

The arpeggione (Figure below links ) is an in 1823 by the Viennese violin maker Johann Georg Stauffer (* January 26, 1776; † January 24, 1853 ) invented percussion instrument, the characteristics of the guitar ( body shape without protruding edge with a flat bottom, metal frets, six strings in the mood EAdgh -e ' ) and the cello ( the string length, web height, playing posture, bowing, vaulted ceiling ) unites in itself. The basic idea was to combine the principles of construction of the guitar with the expression and dynamic qualities of painted clay. Coinciding with JG Stauffer also built Peter Teufelsdorfer in plague a similar instrument, the guitar d' amour, bow guitar or Sentimental guitar was called.

Musical use

The arpeggione would certainly long since been forgotten as a curiosity, had Franz Schubert (1797-1828) not his Sonata for arpeggione and piano in A minor (D 821 ) is written, which is still performed quite frequently, the part of the Arpeggiones most of a violoncello, is taken from a rare viola or guitar. More recently, artists such as Gerhart Darmstadt and Nicolas have accepted Deletaille of the instrument, and numerous new compositions were created for it.

A arpeggione is held by the Musical Instruments Museum in Berlin. For a New staging, there was a replica for training purposes. For his recording of the Sonata for arpeggione and Piano in A minor by Franz Schubert used with a arpeggione Gerhart Darmstadt this replica.

Another recording of Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata on a replanted arpeggione comes from Nicolas Deletaille and Paul Badura-Skoda.