Music Timelines

Trumpet

1500 BCE

Trumpet 15000 B.C Peru https://www.britannica.com/art/trumpet Brass

Flute

900 BCE

flute 900 B.C China Woodwind https://www.britannica.com/art/flute-musical-instrument

Organ

265 BCE

Organ 265 B.C Greece https://www.britannica.com/art/organ-musical-instrument Keyboard

Hurdy gurdy

1000

Hurdy gurdy 10th Century France https://www.britannica.com/art/hurdy-gurdy String

Rebec

1100

Rebec 11th Century Arabian https://www.britannica.com/art/rebec Bowed instrument

Harp

1158

harp 1158 Egypt https://www.britannica.com/art/harp-musical-instrument String

Shawn

1300

Shawn 13th Century Middle Eastern https://www.britanica.com/art/shawm pirouette

Harpsichord

1400

Harpsichord 1400 Italy ttps://www.britannica.com/art/harpsichord Keyboard

Snare drum

1400

Snare drum 14th century Medieval Europe https://www.britannica.com/art/snare-drum Percussion

Recorder

1401

Recorder 14th Century Europe https://www.britannica.com/art/recorder-musical-instrument Flutes

Sackbutt

1500

sackbutt 15th century Burgundy https://www.britannica.com/art/sackbutt Alta Capeblla

Guitar

1500

Guitar 1500’s Spain https://www.britannica.com/search?query=guitar Strings / Plucked

Viola

1600

Viola 16th century
Italy https://www.britannica.com/art/viola-musical-instrument Strings

cello

1600

cello 16th Century Northern Italy https://www.britannica.com/art/cello Strings

Clarinet

1690

Clarinet 1690 Germany https://www.britannica.com/art/clarinet woodwind

Sarangi

1700

Sarangi 17th century Western of Nepal https://www.britannica.com/art/sarangi Stringed

Obeo

1700

Obeo 17th Century France https://www.britannica.com/art/oboe-musical-instrument Woodwind

woodwind

1700

woodwind 17th century Easter Europe https://www.britannica.com/art/woodwind Flutes

Basson

1702

Basson 17th Century France https://www.britannica.com/art/bassoon Woodwind

French horn

1814

French horn
1814 Germany https://www.britannica.com/art/horn-musical-instrument Brass

Harmonica

1821

Harmonica 1821 China https://www.britannica.com/art/harmonica Wind Instruments

Tuba

1835

tuba 1835 Germany https://www.britannica.com/art/tuba Brass

Saxophone

1846

Saxophone 1846 Belgium https://www.britannica.com/art/saxophone Woodwind

Sarod

1900

Sarod 19th century India https://www.britannica.com/art/sarod Stringed

Electric bass

1930

Electric bass 1930 Seattle https://www.britannica.com/art/bass-guitar Plucked /strings