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Bad Medieval Art: Scenes of Cavorting Minstrels and Amorous Oboists Were the Cartoons of Their Day
Some of the monks in medieval scriptoriums were less gifted than others when it came to drawing the human figure. But their scenes of cavorting minstrels, mischievous monks and animals playing the bagpipes were the cartoons of their day. REVIEW: Lutenist Hopkinson Smith Plays Bach Cello Suites on German Theorbo at Salon Sanctuary Concert in NYC
To put across these richly emotional works of Bach on a plucked instrument, Hopkinson Smith has chosen the bass lute known as the German theorbo.
