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List Of European Medieval Musical Instruments
This is a list of medieval musical instruments used in European music during the Middle ages, Medieval period. It covers the period from before 5th into the 15th A.D. There may be some overlap with Renaissance musical instruments; Renaissance music begins in the 15th century. The list mainly covers Western Europe. It may branch into Eastern Europe and non-European parts of the Byzantine Empire (Anatolia, northern Africa). Percussion String instruments Wind instruments Groups of musicians File:Hama museum 4423pc.jpg, 4th century A.D., Maryamin, Homs, Mariamin. Instruments of the late Roman Empire, some that would be seen in the Carolingian Empire: crotala (clappers), pipe organ with bellows to power it, double pipes, Oxyvaphi (water-filled metal bowls), kithara, cymbala (castanets). File:David, Musée du Louvre Objets d'art MR 370.jpg, Circa 795 A.D., Carolingian Empire. Probably from Aachen. Crotala (clappers), harp and fiddle. File:Vespasian-psalter-122 cotton ms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medieval Music
Medieval music encompasses the sacred music, sacred and secular music of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, from approximately the 6th to 15th centuries. It is the Dates of classical music eras, first and longest major era of Western classical music and is followed by the Renaissance music; the two eras comprise what musicologists generally term as early music, preceding the common practice period. Following the traditional division of the Middle Ages, medieval music can be divided into #Early medieval music (500–1000), Early (500–1000), #High medieval music (1000–1300), High (1000–1300), and #Late medieval music (1300–1400), Late (1300–1400) medieval music. Medieval music includes liturgical music used for the church, other sacred music, and secular music, secular or non-religious music. Much medieval music is purely vocal music, such as Gregorian chant. Other music used only instruments or both voices and instruments (typically with the instruments accompanime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
