knfa14,+instruments

​ There is an extremely wide variety of instruments played during the Renaissance, many of which are still played today.

Each link under the instrument name is a sound clip being played by that instrument. Listen to see if you recognize any of the sounds.

**Hurdy-Gurdy** [] -stringed instrument -sounded by a wheel that is turned by a handle -the wheel is coated with resin, which is a substance that origanates from plants -when the instrument player winds the crank, the wheel rotates and causes the strings to vibrate and sound -Hurdy-Gurdys use strings that each have a certain pitch that produce different tones -Some of the other strings turn together to produce the musical notes. A small metal pin, called a tangent, presses the strings in different places to produce the tones. -Hurdy-Gurdys are used for dance music



Harp [] -Harps are some of the oldest types of stringed instruments -only open strings so the range of sound is based on the number of strings -in the Middle Ages, strings were made from different materials, mainly twisted sheep gut, but also horse hair and and silk -strings are tuned by altering the pegs or pins that hold the strings on the harp



**Recorder** []


 * Famous quote speaking of the recorder:**

"Govern these ventages with your fingers and thumb, give it breath with your mouth, and it will discourse most eloquent music. Look you, these are the stops." -Shakespeare, Hamlet

-The lip is the slit near the top of the instrument where the air hits and produces sound. -The recorder became more popular during the Renaissance because art music became popular throughout all classes. -mostly constructed and carved from wood -There are many type of recorders, some of which are pictured below....

"The Harp." //Iowa State University Department of Music & Theatre//. Web. 18 Jan. 2010. []. "The Hurdy-Gurdy." //Iowa State University Department of Music & Theatre//. Web. 18 Jan. 2010. []. "Hurdy-gurdy." //Music at Virginia Tech |Department of Music//. Web. 18 Jan. 2010. []. "Label the Recorder - EnchantedLearning.com." //ENCHANTED LEARNING HOME PAGE//. Web. 18 Jan. 2010. []. "The recorder." //Iowa State University Department of Music & Theatre//. Web. 18 Jan. 2010. []. "VIENNA ACADEMY Strings." //VIENNA SYMPHONIC LIBRARY//. Web. 18 Jan. 2010. [].