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Probably the most famous instruments developed in the Middle Ages are the recorder, Bagpipes (though they may have been developed earlier), organ (developed from the ancient hydraulis), hurdy-gurdy, and fiddle.
There were other famous medieval instruments that were used widely but came from ancient times, and these include the harp, lute, horn, and Trumpet.
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∙ 11y agoOne of the earliest was the REBEC, a bowed string instrument.
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What were troubadour called in medieval times?
A troubadour was a traveling singer and player of instruments - a traveling entertainer.
Did peasants play music in medieval era?
Yes there was music. The church had music and plays and corals. Instruments were flutes, drums, a type of guitar, bagpipes, lutes, and string instruments.
What do you call a medieval fiddle?
There were two very similar instruments in medieval England that were played with a bow:the viol or vielle was usually held upright on the lap, facing away from the playerthe rebec was held under the chin or along the arm and played like a modern violin; sometimes it was played just like the violBoth normally had three strings, but could have four or even five. Both instruments were based on Arabic originals.The major difference between these two instruments is the the viol was always made with a "waisted" body, like modern violins. Rebecs were made with a simpler, gourd-shaped body without any waist. They had fairly flat bodies in the 12th century, becoming deeper as the medieval era went on.Bows were simple affairs of wood with horsehair strings.See links below for images:
Where did they had there medieval feast?
in medieval towns
What castles did they have in Medieval Times?
Medieval castles.
What are the names of the instruments used in the medieval times?
lyres
What medieval instruments had a solo?
The idea of a solo for one instrument out of a group seems to have been quite foreign to medieval music. In fact, composers usually did not assign parts to specific instruments.
What did medieval entertainers do?
Entertainers in the medieval period might sing, dance, play musical instruments or tell jokes.
What kind of instruments are the estampie and the saltarello?
The estampie and saltarello are no kind of instruments at all. They are types of music common in the Medieval era. Both are believed to be dances.
What were troubadour called in medieval times?
A troubadour was a traveling singer and player of instruments - a traveling entertainer.
Which of the woodwind instruments uses a double reed to produce sound?
Oboe, Bassoon are the main ones.Also included in this are English horn, Heckelphones, Shawms, Sackbutts, and other medieval instruments.
Did peasants play music in medieval era?
Yes there was music. The church had music and plays and corals. Instruments were flutes, drums, a type of guitar, bagpipes, lutes, and string instruments.
What has the author Jeremy Montagu written?
Jeremy Montagu has written: 'The Flute' 'Reed Instruments' -- subject(s): Catalogs and collections, Musical instrument collections, Catalogs, Musical instruments 'Making early percussion instruments' -- subject(s): Percussion instruments, Construction 'Reed Instruments: The Montagu Collection' 'The world of medieval and Renaissance musical instruments' -- subject(s): Musical instruments
Did doctors use MEDIEVAL tools?
They used instruments called mudkips. They used these for almost any medical need.
Was the flute famous in medieval times?
Flutes were widely used, and if you include all kinds of flutes, side blown and end blown, they were among the most common of medieval instruments. There is a link below.
What was the difference between medieval and ancient instruments?
I am assuming you are referring to musical instruments. The middle ages saw the introduction of bowed instruments. There were primitive predecessors of these in ancient times, but they were not important European instruments. This meant that the medieval people had fiddles of all sorts, including hurdy-gurdys, which ancient people did not have. Medieval music was much more dependent on harps than ancient music was. There are some indications that ancient people had bagpipes, and even that Nero played one, but there were probably not common as they were in the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages saw the introduction of new types of organs that could be moved easily. One of these, the portative organ, was small enough to be carried and played by a single person and were used in processions. The instruments that were ancestral to the guitar were introduced in the Middle Ages, and they differed from lutes in that they had flat backs. Other instruments called citterns also had flat backs, though their outlines were more like lutes. The medieval lutes themselves were medieval introductions to Europe from Arabic lands. In ancient times, there was a lot of use of lyres, which were mostly out of favor in the Middle Ages. (The Byzantine lyra was not a lyre, but a bowed lute.) Unfortunately we do not know much about ancient musical instruments, so a complete comparison is impossible.
What are some talents medieval people had?
They could play many instruments. They could be blacksmiths. They could be Lords. They could be jailers. They could be knights or squires.
