Instermints

By London05
  • 3200 BCE

    Lyre

    A lyre is considered a yoke lute, since it is a lute in which the strings are attached to a yoke that lies in the same plane as the sound table, and consists of two arms and a crossbar. https://www.britannica.com
  • 1700 BCE

    Tambourine

    A handheld drum made of a circular wooden frame with a calfskin or plastic drumhead stretched across the top. https://www.britannica.com
  • 1600 BCE

    Violin

    The violin is the soprano of the string family It has a hollow, wooden body and four strings.
  • 1600 BCE

    Cello

    The cello comes from the violin family and is often referred to as the violoncello.
  • 1500 BCE

    Sackbut

    Sackbut, from Old French saqueboute aka early trombone invented in the 15th century, probably in Burgundy.
  • 1500 BCE

    Trumpet

    Styles of tone could range from soft and mellow to aggressive, fierce, and edgy.
  • 1500 BCE

    Crumhorn

    Double-reed wind instrument that flourished between the 15th century.
  • 999 BCE

    Fiddle

    Fiddle playing generally avoids vibrato except for occasional slow tempo pieces and even then uses less vibrato.
  • 900 BCE

    Dulcimer

    Thumbing is another old and traditional way of playing the dulcimer. It is very good on slow tunes and ones in 3/4 and 6/8 time.
  • 201 BCE

    Gittern

  • 201 BCE

    Organ

    Romantic, symphonic, baroque and historical. Each style has stops from specific historical pipe organs.
  • 1400

    Harpsichord

    The Harpsichord used a finger technique.

  • Clarinet

    The Clarinet is an all-action playing style.

  • Fortepiano

    Favoured key movement was barely half that found in modern pianos. And since the hammers are quite small, especially in the treble, the touch requires much less finger pressure.

  • English horn

    The curved shape of its crook, which holds the double reed, and by the bulb shape of its bell.

  • Bass clarinet

    The reed is placed on the lower lip, which is pressed against the lower teeth while the upper teeth grip the mouthpiece on the closed side.

  • Contrabassoon

    sounds one octave lower than the bassoon and has a dark, rich-sound and sustained tone.

  • piccolo

    Are best suited for marching band and orchestral works. Pieces for solo piccolo or for piccolo and piano are relatively rare.

  • Tuba

    The sound of the tuba begins when the lips vibrate on the mouthpiece.

  • Saxophone

    music around the world from pop and rock to jazz, classical, and the avant garde.