Codonas is a surname of a wellknown family of trapeze artists (the 3
Codonas).
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From: Jim Lane [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Subject: Matisse question
Colleagues,
Within Matisse's "Jazz" compilation, does anybody know the definition of
the title "Les codomas"? I realize the work refers to the trapeze--with
the two swinging bars and the net underneath--but what is the actual
translation of the title? I consulted Larousse and a number of other
dictionaries to no avail.
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