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<p>[QUOTE="Edessa, post: 8188455, member: 84065"]ROMAN IMPERATORIAL: D. Junius Brutus Albinus. AR denarius (3.88 gm), ca. 48 BC. Helmeted hd. of young Mars r. / Two crossed carnyces in saltire, oval shield above, round shield below. Crawford 450/1a. RSC Postumia 11. CRI 25. Light iridescent toning. Good VF. Ex Freeman and Sear.</p><p><br /></p><p>From Wikipedia: </p><p>he reconstruction of the Deskford Carnyx was initiated by Dr. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Purser" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Purser" rel="nofollow">John Purser</a>, and commenced in 1991 funded jointly by the Glenfiddich Living Scotland award and the National Museums of Scotland. In addition to John Purser as musicologist, the team comprised the archaeologist Fraser Hunter, silversmith John Creed, and trombonist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kenny_(trombonist)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kenny_(trombonist)" rel="nofollow">John Kenny</a>. After 2,000 years of silence the reconstructed Deskford Carnyx was unveiled at the National Museum of Scotland in April 1993.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1993 Kenny became the first person to play the carnyx in 2,000 years, and has since lectured and performed on the instrument internationally, in the concert hall, on radio, television, and film. There are numerous compositions for the carnyx and it is featured on seven CDs. On 15 March 2003 he performed solo to an audience of 65,000 in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade_De_France" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade_De_France" rel="nofollow">Stade De France</a> in Paris.</p><p><br /></p><p>On 15 June 2017 "The Music of the Forest", a specially commissioned work by Lakeland composer, Christopher Gibbs, featuring a reconstructed carnyx, received its world premiere at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaidburn" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaidburn" rel="nofollow">Slaidburn</a> Village Hall. The four-part song cycle evoked the landscape and history of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_of_Bowland" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_of_Bowland" rel="nofollow">Forest of Bowland</a> and was performed by the Renaissance Singers of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Cathedral" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Cathedral" rel="nofollow">Blackburn Cathedral</a> under the direction of Samuel Hudson. The carnyx was played by John Kenny.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next: Your favorite Roman Republican!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1433063[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Edessa, post: 8188455, member: 84065"]ROMAN IMPERATORIAL: D. Junius Brutus Albinus. AR denarius (3.88 gm), ca. 48 BC. Helmeted hd. of young Mars r. / Two crossed carnyces in saltire, oval shield above, round shield below. Crawford 450/1a. RSC Postumia 11. CRI 25. Light iridescent toning. Good VF. Ex Freeman and Sear. From Wikipedia: he reconstruction of the Deskford Carnyx was initiated by Dr. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Purser']John Purser[/URL], and commenced in 1991 funded jointly by the Glenfiddich Living Scotland award and the National Museums of Scotland. In addition to John Purser as musicologist, the team comprised the archaeologist Fraser Hunter, silversmith John Creed, and trombonist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kenny_(trombonist)']John Kenny[/URL]. After 2,000 years of silence the reconstructed Deskford Carnyx was unveiled at the National Museum of Scotland in April 1993. In 1993 Kenny became the first person to play the carnyx in 2,000 years, and has since lectured and performed on the instrument internationally, in the concert hall, on radio, television, and film. There are numerous compositions for the carnyx and it is featured on seven CDs. On 15 March 2003 he performed solo to an audience of 65,000 in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stade_De_France']Stade De France[/URL] in Paris. On 15 June 2017 "The Music of the Forest", a specially commissioned work by Lakeland composer, Christopher Gibbs, featuring a reconstructed carnyx, received its world premiere at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaidburn']Slaidburn[/URL] Village Hall. The four-part song cycle evoked the landscape and history of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_of_Bowland']Forest of Bowland[/URL] and was performed by the Renaissance Singers of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Cathedral']Blackburn Cathedral[/URL] under the direction of Samuel Hudson. The carnyx was played by John Kenny. Next: Your favorite Roman Republican! [ATTACH=full]1433063[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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