tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post7404853484393709385..comments2024-01-08T15:48:48.367-05:00Comments on Donna Russo Morin: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE TRUE GENIUS, THE REAL LEONARDO DA VINCIDonna Russo Morinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04159064474348180030noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-58052103396016663052014-04-21T14:02:50.648-04:002014-04-21T14:02:50.648-04:00Many thanks, Thingumbobesquire, for bringing this ...Many thanks, Thingumbobesquire, for bringing this to my attention. It touches me very personally. My grandfather was a violin/viola player/maker; one of his viola's is in the Smithsonian Institute. And my oldest son is currently studying in NYC to become an opera singer. Donna Russo Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04159064474348180030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-74737243032684758232014-04-20T08:17:53.388-04:002014-04-20T08:17:53.388-04:00While you did mention in passing that Leonardo was...While you did mention in passing that Leonardo was a musician, I think it should be emphasized that during his lifetime he also gained fame in winning a competition in Florence as a singer and lutanist. He famously created a remarkable silver lyre in the shape of a horse's head. Here is a concert with one of Leonardo's musical instrument inventions the viola organista: <br />http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/11/viola-organista/Thingumbobesquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12020353989252293669noreply@blogger.com