Instruments Save
A paper titled "Peirol's Vielle, instrumental participation in the troubadour repertory" by Joel Cohen.
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/articles/...   

A Loud, Low Cost Cornemuse You Can Build from CPVC Save
Build a cornemuse in 1.5 hours, from an archived discussion from the Musical Instrument Makers Forum.
http://www.mimf.com/archives/cpvc_cor...   

Bate Collection of Musical Instruments Save
An extensive and systematic collection of European orchestral woodwind instruments donated to the University of Oxford by Philip Bate.
http://www.bate.ox.ac.uk   

Building a Cornamuse in F (Alto) Save
Instructions for building an instrument.
http://home.aol.com/GerRaith/corna.htm   

Contrabass Compendium Save
A list of bass and contrabass instruments, past and present.
http://www.contrabass.com/pages/compe...   

Culturekiosque Klassiknet: Baroque Instruments Save
A dictionary to provide the music lover with a reasonable amount of information about period instruments.
http://www.culturekiosque.com/klassik...   

Curtal, Dulcian, Bajón: A History of the Precursor to the Bassoon Save
A book by Maggie Kilbey charting the history and development of the instrument and includes a catalogue of extant instruments around the world.
http://www.curtalbook.com/   

Diabolus in Musica Guide to Early Instruments Save
Information on as many early instruments as possible.
http://www.diabolus.org/guide/guide-m...   

Dulcians Save
A description of the Dulcian or Curtal, which is the renaissance predecessor of the bassoon.
http://www.hansmons.com/dulcians/inde...   

Early Music Vincent Ho Save
Early music and instruments, sound files of harpsichords and clavichords, and a table with pictures of the author's early music instruments collection, from medieval psalteries to renaissance recorders.
http://www.rawbw.com/~hbv/earlymus/   

Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments Save
A museum in Scotland open to the public contains 1000 items including stringed, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments from Britain, Europe, and distant lands.
http://www.music.ed.ac.uk/euchmi/   

Historic Double Reed Instruments Save
Describes shawms, curtals, oboes, and bassoons made by Robert H. Cronin.
http://www.roberthcronin.com/   

Instruments to Play Medieval Music Save
Pictures of medieval instruments with illustrations from medieval art. Includes audio clips, bibliography and discography in French.
http://www.instrumentsmedievaux.org/   

Joëlle Morton's Historical Bass Save
The history of bass string instruments such as the viola da gamba, violone, and double bass, along with their performance practices and iconography.
http://www.greatbassviol.com/   

John's Music Things Save
Description of medieval singing techniques and the musical instruments he plays.
http://www.cb1.com/~john/misc/music.html   

Kenneth Sparr Save
Information about lute, guitar and early keyboards.
http://www.tabulatura.com/   

Kim Christensen's Music Museum Save
Private collection of music instruments with pictures, sound samples, history, and functional description.
http://musicmuseum.8m.com/   

Lars' Baroque Flute Corner Save
Information on the Baroque flute, including instrument care and fingering charts.
http://www.gruk.net/lars/BaroqueFlute...   

Links to History of Musical Instruments Save
Includes links to museums and collections, historical guides, historical sources and facsimiles, societies, individual instruments, and world instruments.
http://plato.acadiau.ca/courses/musi/...   

Lute-Harpsichord: A Forgotten Instrument Save
Bach sought, and had custom-built, a harpsichord which sounded like a lute. Detailed description of history and construction.
http://www.baroquemusic.org/barluthp....   

Mary Rasmussen's Horn and Lute Iconography Save
Iconography of the horn, lute, pipe and tabor, and tambourine in Western-European Art.
http://www.unh.edu/music/igref.htm   

Medieval and Renaissance Instruments Save
Musica Antiqua's illustrated guide: pictures, descriptions, and history.
http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/...   

Musical Instruments Described Save
Descriptions and pictures of early (i.e. pre-Baroque), non-Western, or obscure musical instruments.
http://www.radix.net/~dglenn/defs/ins...   

National Music Museum Save
Founded as an academic support unit of The University of South Dakota, this collection includes more than 10,000 American, European, and non-Western instruments from virtually all cultures and historical periods.
http://www.usd.edu/smm/   

Neanderthal Flute Save
Musicological analysis by Bob Fink of the oldest musical instrument, including its significance to the origin of music.
http://www.greenwych.ca/fl-compl.htm   

Pifarri Page Save
Wind instrument ensembles in Italy from 1450 to 1620 by Brenda Flynn.
http://tiltedworld.com/brenda/pifarri...   

Rebec Page Save
Origin and history of the rebec, construction, playing, tuning, bibliography, and many illustrations.
http://crab.rutgers.edu/~pbutler/rebe...   

Renaissance Cittern Page Save
Information on its history, articles, art, music, recordings, players, composers, and builders.
http://www.geocities.com/ren_cittern/   

Stages in Evolution of Scales, Melody and Harmony Save
Paper about the stages in the origins of music and its development.
http://www.greenwych.ca/stages.htm   

Tapia's Gold - Instruments of the Renaissance Save
Descriptions of instruments used for dance music during the renaissance, illustrated with period drawings.
http://www.tapiasgold.com/instruments...   

The Saxon Lyre Save
History, construction, and playing techniques.
http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~priestdo/ly...   

Wind Instruments of the Renaissance Save
Information on wind instruments of the Renaissance.
http://www.dreamscape.com/quando7/ind...   

Windcaps Save
Early music in various manifestations by Mark W Venn, including handmade renaissance woodwind instruments, Cotswold Early Music Festival (formerly the Cirencester Early Music Festival), and the "Mozart" music software.
http://www.windcaps.co.uk/   

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