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Early Musical Instruments
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Catalonian Manuscripts 
 A collection of images of over 100 Catalonian manuscripts, dating from the 11th through 16th centuries. Includes legal instruments, recording commissions, wills, donations, sales, exchanges, receipts, marriages, and payments. Many written in Latin. Does not include transcriptions of text. From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/catalonian.html Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Musical Instruments, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Aug 5, 2003 Diabolus in Musica: Guide to Early Instruments
Illustrations and detailed, entertaining descriptions of these instruments: flute, recorder, tabor pipe, lute, viols, violins, guitar, vihuela, cittern, bandora, gittern, citole, bagpipe, shawm, curtal, crumhorn, rackett, psaltery, dulcimer, and cornett. The site also has a brief introduction to music in the Tudor period and to strings and courses generally. From a professional performer of early music. http://www.diabolus.org/guide/guide-m.htm Topics: Music, Musical Instruments Last updated Mar 19, 2006 A Guide to Medieval and Renaissance Instruments
Images and descriptions of medieval and Renaissance instruments such as the bagpipe, harp, dulcimer, harpsichord, lute, viol, hurdy-gurdy, and recorder. Some sections include sound clips and related links. From the Iowa State University Department of Music. http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/instrumt.html Topics: Musical Instruments Last updated Aug 19, 2008 |
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