SMM is Funded in Part by the South Carolina Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts
As we come to the close of our first year as a recipient of general operating support funding, we are sincerely grateful to the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Thanks in part to their support, we have had a wonderful year of providing unique exhibits, concerts, […]
Sigal Music Museum Receives Arts Emergency Relief Funding
Sigal Music Museum is pleased to announce that we have received arts emergency relief funding from the South Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts. This grant is also funded in part by a generous award from the South Carolina Artists Relief Fund of the South Carolina Arts Foundation. […]
Testimonial
“Quite the lovely collection! Highly recommend!” – Jeremy Harris
Demi-lune Piano, William Southwell, Dublin, 1785
Possibly the most startlingly beautiful piano design ever conceived, irrespective of its limited sonic properties, pianos of this type remain highly desirable as exhibition pieces. Southwell was among the most inventive of the early piano builders and his inventions were incorporated into tens of thousands of pianos by makers across the world in the […]
15-key Saxophone, Grafton, London, 1955
Grafton (John E. Dallas & Sons); Hector Sommaruga ca. 1955 Acrylic, brass, plastic mouthpiece London, England SMM 2004.04 With a cream-colored acrylic body, the visually alluring Grafton saxophone was designed in 1945 by Italian-British musician and engineer, Hector Sommaruga. Serving Britain during World War II, Sommaruga became aware of new manufacturing materials, like acrylic […]
Vielle à Roue or Hurdy Gurdy, Claude Bas, Chaveyriat, 1860
Vielle d roue (hurdy-gurdy), Claude Bas, Chaveyriat, ca. 1860. Lute-shaped body; two wooden pegs (four missing); alternating ivory and black wood purfling; two small C-holes on lower belly. Carved man’s head scroll; metal wheel hand crank, ivory handle. Missing key cover and wooden wheel cover. Length without pegbox and head = 515. Inscription on […]
Soprano Recorder, Johann Benedict Gahn, Nuremberg, ca. 1710
Soprano Recorder Johann Benedict Gahn (1674-1711) ca. 1710 Ivory Nuremberg, Germany 1999.16 Intricately carved, this ivory recorder embodies the exquisite craftsmanship of Nuremberg maker Johann Benedict Gahn. A mask surrounded by acanthus leaves, Gahn’s elaborate baroque ornament is associated with a particular style of carving within the Nuremberg musical instrument making tradition. Gahn apprenticed […]
Carolina Music Museum is Now Sigal Music Museum
The Carolina Music Museum is delighted to announce that we are the designated recipient of a major gift, in the way of one of the larger musical instrument collections in private hands, and an endowment, thanks to the generosity of the family of Marlowe Sigal. Marlowe was a collector and enthusiast on the subject of […]
En la historia de la música
El pianista venezolano Claudio Olivera se presenta este jueves 20 de febrero en uno de los varios conciertos organizados por el Carolina Music Museum….Lea todo el articulo Aqui
April 2020
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