tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357016762024-03-07T22:26:05.729-06:00Lutes, Viols and Other Ancient InstrumentsInformation on early music and instruments from around the world.Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-49865984728379725522010-02-04T13:56:00.001-06:002010-02-06T14:02:13.552-06:00An Anglo Saxon Lyre<P><br />Here is a video of an unusual instrument. This lyre is a copy of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Hoo">Sutton Hoo</a> Lyre. <br /><P><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Dx9mbkdQsA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3Dx9mbkdQsA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><P><br />Here is some more <a href="http://www.michaeljking.com/background.htm">information about Anglo Saxon Lyres</a>.Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-17799374830712735132009-08-06T10:27:00.000-05:002009-08-06T10:27:00.476-05:00The Tromba Marina (Trumpet Marine)<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnRi3XP38MI/AAAAAAAAAGw/KyEYm7QQWwk/s1600-h/TrombaMarina.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 69px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnRi3XP38MI/AAAAAAAAAGw/KyEYm7QQWwk/s400/TrombaMarina.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365021759378026690" /></a><br /><P><br />"I cannot help but laugh at this unearthly instrument" -Heinrich Glarean<br /><P><br />The trumpet marine isn't very trumpetlike in appearance. It's a long instrument with only one string. It's not even blown like a trumpet, yet it sounds kind like a trumpet. This neat trick is accomplished by playing the harmonics of the string, similar to the way a bugle or natural horn plays notes from the harmonic series. It also has a loosely fitted, buzzing bridge. This gives the trumpet marine an unexpected, brassy sound. <br /><P><br />See <a href="http://www.trombamarina.com/tm.htm">Tromba Marina.com</a> for additional information and sound samples.Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-32820257196030825362009-08-05T09:48:00.004-05:002009-08-05T09:48:00.163-05:00Theorbo<P><br /><strong>Lady with a Theorbo by John Michael Wright</strong> (from the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Ohio)<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnRWIeTgWII/AAAAAAAAAGo/AywQQbqWeng/s1600-h/Theorbo-wright.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 391px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnRWIeTgWII/AAAAAAAAAGo/AywQQbqWeng/s400/Theorbo-wright.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365007759678920834" /></a><br /><P><br />The Theorbo is a type of lute with a long neck extension and two pegboxes. It was developed in the late sixteenth century to provide an extended bass range and a loud sound, especially for accompanying singers and other instrumentalists. It was sometimes paired with a small pipe organ for the performance of basso continuo. The theorbo is also called the chitarrone.<br /><P><br />See also:<br /><br /><a href="http://lutesandviols.blogspot.com/2009/05/cool-theorbo-video-daniel-zapica-plays.html">Daniel Zapica plays Kapsberger on the Theorbo</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theorbo.com/Theorbo/Theorbo.htm">The Theorbo Information Page</a>Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-37122505131293540782009-08-04T09:17:00.001-05:002009-08-04T09:17:01.028-05:00Very Ancient Flutes Found in Germany<P><br />Archaeologists say they have discovered the world's oldest undisputed musical instruments, four flutes made from vulture bone and mammoth tusks. They are estimated to be around 35,000 to 40,000 years old and were found in a cave in southwestern Germany.<br /><br />The flutes made of mammoth ivory are a bit of a surprise, due to the difficulties of working the material. Bird bone is a much easier material to use for making flutes. <br /><br />This is just another example of the evidence which shows that early modern humans in Europe during the last ice age were artistically expressive. This is shown by cave paintings and other artifacts and now we know this also included music. <br /><br />See also this <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105823127&sc=fb&cc=fp">article on the NPR website</a>, where you can hear a recording of a replica of a vulture bone flute.Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-52440450999405866522009-08-03T18:43:00.005-05:002010-01-05T16:42:40.942-06:00A Small Gallery of Lute Artwork<P><br /><strong>The Lute Player by Orazio Gentileschi</strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnOEIC2JV3I/AAAAAAAAAF4/Dppcb6Rgqqw/s1600-h/560px-Orazio_Gentileschi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 376px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnOEIC2JV3I/AAAAAAAAAF4/Dppcb6Rgqqw/s400/552px-Orazio_Gentileschi.jpg" border="0" alt="Lute Painting" longdesc="beautiful painting of a woman playing a lute" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364776854866188146" /></a><br /><P><br /><strong>The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger</strong><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnOE6ztnJCI/AAAAAAAAAGA/zprp1qp_5QU/s1600-h/635px-The_Ambassadors%252C_by_Hans_Holbein_the_Younger.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 377px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnOE6ztnJCI/AAAAAAAAAGA/zprp1qp_5QU/s400/635px-The_Ambassadors%252C_by_Hans_Holbein_the_Younger.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364777726977188898" /></a><br /><P><br /><strong>Jester With a Lute by Frans Hals</strong><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnOGh4k1mZI/AAAAAAAAAGI/n0p4kD65jYk/s1600-h/525px-Frans_Hals-_Jester_with_a_Lute.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnOGh4k1mZI/AAAAAAAAAGI/n0p4kD65jYk/s400/525px-Frans_Hals-_Jester_with_a_Lute.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364779497809090962" /></a><br /><P><br /><strong>The Lute Player by Caravaggio</strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnOHwYEclNI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/BtytS_0BZaQ/s1600-h/768px-Michelangelo_Caravaggio_020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnOHwYEclNI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/BtytS_0BZaQ/s400/768px-Michelangelo_Caravaggio_020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364780846292964562" /></a><br /><P><br /><strong>Woman Playing the Lute by Johannes Mijtens</strong><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnOJSGHzzrI/AAAAAAAAAGY/Fys1qo2Z08g/s1600-h/477px-Woman_playing_the_lute.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnOJSGHzzrI/AAAAAAAAAGY/Fys1qo2Z08g/s400/477px-Woman_playing_the_lute.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364782525102411442" /></a><br /><P><br /><strong>Die fünf Sinne by Lubin Baugin</strong><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnOKonThzZI/AAAAAAAAAGg/XVFc2Yl4Ysk/s1600-h/782px-Lubin_Baugin_002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnOKonThzZI/AAAAAAAAAGg/XVFc2Yl4Ysk/s400/782px-Lubin_Baugin_002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364784011478683026" /></a><br /><P><br />The above pictures are all believed to be in the public domain.Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-2158247105443472622009-08-02T21:45:00.001-05:002009-08-02T21:45:00.844-05:00Quick Links About Unusual Instruments<P><br />Here are just a few items that caught my attention lately.<br /><P><br />Visit the <a href="http://www.symphonichouse.com/">Symphonic House</a>.<br />Play the <a href="http://www.hapitones.com/virtual-hapi-drum-e-major.html">virtual Hapi drum</a>. (Just click the notes to play.)<br />See <a href="http://videoarchivebydanielthompson.blogspot.com/2009/07/saw-lady.html">The Saw Lady</a>. <br />Take a tour of this <a href="http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/09/unusual-musical-instruments_04.html">collection of unusual instruments</a>.<br />Read about <a href="http://musicouch.com/instruments/five-intriguingly-unique-musical-instruments/">Five Intriguingly Unique Musical Instruments</a>.Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-85057375273015590502009-08-01T20:47:00.001-05:002009-08-01T20:47:00.913-05:00Unusual Keyboard Layouts<P><br />The modern piano keyboard, with twelve keys per octave, has become so commonplace that we aren't used to seeing alternative versions. The modern keyboard is simple and efficient, but it is far from the only possibility. Imagine practicing scales on this keyboard with thirty-six keys per octave, spread over two manuals.<br /><P><br /><strong>Archicembalo</strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnD_RaHnm7I/AAAAAAAAAFY/KEJuSQYoZ5M/s1600-h/tastiere.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 204px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnD_RaHnm7I/AAAAAAAAAFY/KEJuSQYoZ5M/s400/tastiere.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364067830732397490" /></a><br /><P> <br />The above picture is a modern version of Nicolo Vicentino's sixteenth century extended meantone harpsichord, the archicembalo. It is just one example of the various keyboards that had more than twelve keys per octave, so the performer could choose intervals that were more purely tuned for the key he was playing in. (Our modern twelve tone equal temperament uses equally spaced intervals that are different from purely tuned intervals to make it easier to modulate from key to key.)<br /><P><br />This tradition has continued to the present. Computers and electronic keyboards make it easier to experiment in microtonal(anything other than twelve tone equal temperament) tunings, ranging from the historical to the exotic to the highly experimental. Alternate keyboard layouts for acoustic instruments also continue to be made as can be seen in the following pictures.<br /><P><br /><strong>22 Key per Octave Just Intonation Harpsichord</strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnEERKvPeEI/AAAAAAAAAFo/yY4_7Q5Xgu0/s1600-h/danikey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 228px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnEERKvPeEI/AAAAAAAAAFo/yY4_7Q5Xgu0/s400/danikey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364073324161759298" /></a><br /><P><br /><strong>Enharmonic Pipe Organ</strong><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnEGlYjS4MI/AAAAAAAAAFw/rvQyJ5Rm_-w/s1600-h/vogel2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 148px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnEGlYjS4MI/AAAAAAAAAFw/rvQyJ5Rm_-w/s400/vogel2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364075870490386626" /></a><br /><P><br />See also:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.h-pi.com/eop-keyboards.html">The Instrument Gallery page</a> at <a href="http://www.h-pi.com/eop-keyboards.html">H-Pi Instruments</a> <br />My <a href="http://danielthompson.blogspot.com/">microtonal music blog</a>Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-29413706113659477272009-07-31T11:02:00.000-05:002009-08-01T11:22:06.992-05:00Bach's Forgotten Horn, the Lituus<P><br />What in the world is a lituus? Apparently, it's an instrument, but we don't have any surviving examples of it. We don't even have any pictures of it. About all we know is that Johann Sebastian Back called for two of them in his cantata, “O Jesu Christ, meins lebens licht”. Well, that isn't good enough for some people. The lituus has been recreated with the help of some advanced software. Click <a href="http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2009/06/03/bachs-forgotten-horn/">here</a> to read the story and to hear the lituus in performance.Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-35168274165326731062009-07-29T19:12:00.003-05:002009-07-29T19:52:51.562-05:00Serpent<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnDlrTpww0I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/CFsuCPaUMzk/s1600-h/557px-Serpent_%2528musical_instrument%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_24MYVt6QYgw/SnDlrTpww0I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/CFsuCPaUMzk/s400/557px-Serpent_%2528musical_instrument%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364039688370832194" /></a><br /><P><br />"A drain pipe suffering from intestinal disorder." -Willi Apel<br /><P><br />"The instrument gave a fresh zest to Gregorian Plainsong." -Canon Edme Guillaume<br /><P><br />Opinions vary about the serpent. Not all of them are complimentary. It's an unlikely looking instrument with a mouthpiece like a brass instrument and side holes like a woodwind. It gets its name from its snakelike shape, not from its ability to play scales.<br /><P><br />Here's a video of a Serpent.<br /><P><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pe78WSn9Fws&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pe78WSn9Fws&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><P><br />See also <a href="http://www.serpentwebsite.com/">The Serpent Website</a> including its <a href="http://www.serpentwebsite.com/photo.htm">photo gallery</a> and the <a href="http://www.serpentwebsite.com/quote.htm">quotes and anecdotes page</a>.Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-67032058437794942172009-07-01T14:38:00.001-05:002009-07-01T14:38:00.308-05:00Allemande de Robert de Visée (Performed by Rafael Andia on Baroque Guitar)<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uz87wCk4tfw&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uz87wCk4tfw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-16509405248735115892009-06-01T14:24:00.004-05:002009-06-01T14:24:00.690-05:00Icelandic Langspil<P><br />The langspil is a simple bowed dulcimer from Iceland. It only has two or three strings and is relatively easy to play.<br /><P><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-fwLTLfO_jI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-fwLTLfO_jI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-12403424315793178172009-05-17T10:02:00.001-05:002009-08-01T10:07:02.958-05:00A Cool Theorbo Video, Daniel Zapica Plays Kapsberger<P><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sCRAY8WFDRo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sCRAY8WFDRo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-31399554082889223022009-05-01T14:20:00.000-05:002009-05-01T14:20:01.279-05:00Viola da Gamba Piece by Abel (Performed by Nima Ben David)<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/80mF23zen6s&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/80mF23zen6s&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-13083247872123400382009-04-01T14:09:00.003-05:002009-04-01T14:09:00.881-05:00Chitarra Battente<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-2TzstCQ1XA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-2TzstCQ1XA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /><P><br />See also <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_battente">this Wikipedia article about the Chitarra Battente</a>.Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-16051981055075307462009-03-16T16:28:00.001-05:002009-03-16T16:30:13.601-05:00Melancholy Galliard-Renaissance Lute<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V_K5zRA2APo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V_K5zRA2APo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-72443883084391171562008-04-20T20:29:00.000-05:002008-05-04T10:08:30.625-05:00Mount Hekla on Hurdy Gurdy<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9AYLJbD7_go&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9AYLJbD7_go&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-85279301168493744572008-03-11T23:52:00.000-05:002008-03-11T09:59:12.700-05:00Johann Sebastian Bach-Prelude for Lute in D Minor<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/w-1ck_smC9k&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/w-1ck_smC9k&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-15613129858988094852008-02-26T19:15:00.000-06:002008-02-25T10:53:31.572-06:00The Harpolyre (music by Fernando Sor, played by John Doan)<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1elze4qSsjE&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1elze4qSsjE&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-88482333139558421012008-02-23T10:05:00.000-06:002008-02-22T20:32:20.173-06:00Two Viola da Gamba Videos<P><br /><strong>Chanty by Thomas Mace</strong><br /><object width="425" height="373"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-8Z1G_qzEV4&rel=1&border=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-8Z1G_qzEV4&rel=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="373"></embed></object><br /><P><br /><strong>Sonata by Carl Friedrich Abel</strong><br /><object width="425" height="373"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lfbMSABSLPA&rel=1&border=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lfbMSABSLPA&rel=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="373"></embed></object>Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-89652167595285354592008-02-20T23:33:00.001-06:002008-02-21T00:43:31.090-06:00Medieval Harp Troubadour<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZvaRMZPROSo&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZvaRMZPROSo&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><P><br />See also <a href="http://www.harpspectrum.org/index.shtml">Harp Spectrum</a>.Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-48655983814497423022008-01-30T10:00:00.000-06:002008-02-21T00:43:31.094-06:00The Baryton<object width="425" height="373"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QZApJANZjl0&rel=1&border=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QZApJANZjl0&rel=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="373"></embed></object>Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-58806214779996154942007-12-15T00:16:00.001-06:002008-02-21T00:43:31.095-06:00La Quinte Estampie Royal (Medieval Music)<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2i33GemvNoI&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2i33GemvNoI&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-52945283376558687712007-09-20T23:55:00.000-05:002008-02-21T00:43:31.096-06:00John Dowland-Melancholy Galliard-Renaissance Lute<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V_K5zRA2APo&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V_K5zRA2APo&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-43294691004952460952007-08-02T00:24:00.000-05:002008-02-21T00:43:31.097-06:00Medieval Music-The Sandsacks in Moritzburg<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lJlUjjRZ9c4&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lJlUjjRZ9c4&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701676.post-67387975110066397442007-06-08T14:46:00.001-05:002008-02-21T00:43:31.098-06:00The Charango Plays Early Music<P><br />The charango is a delightful South American instrument. I hope to discuss it in greater detail in future posts as I'm very fond of it and play it occasionally. For now, I wanted to share a video of a man playing early music on the charango. (You may also enjoy visiting his blog, <a href="http://earlymusiccharango.blogspot.com/">Early Music Charango</a>) <br /><P><br /><strong>Echo la Primavera (Played on charango)</strong><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mFyvrCMmt8k"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mFyvrCMmt8k" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><P><br />Well, this video prompted me to do some more research and I found out about the group La Volta. Here are three of their videos. It might seem that the South American charango would be a little out of place in a Swiss group playing early European music, but I think it works very well. <br /><P><br /><strong>Canarios-Gasper Sanz</strong><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UMemlCFYP-M"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UMemlCFYP-M" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><P><br /><strong>Ballo & Saltarello-Simone Molinaro</strong><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xTjketVnPX8"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xTjketVnPX8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><P><br /><strong>La Follia - Anonymous, Italy (18th Century)</strong><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SnzD4kmNuTo"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SnzD4kmNuTo" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Daniel Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678739642833104564noreply@blogger.com3