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renaissance music and instruents.

during the renaissance they use many differen tinstruments including

bladder pipe harpsichord kortholt orhanetto rackett sacbut shofar hirtenschalmei lizard percussion rauschpfeife schalmei transverse flute hurdy-gurdy lute pipe and tabor rebec serpent viol zinl shawn recorder psaltery mute cornett bagpipe dulcain harp dulcimer cornamuse gamba crumhorn gemshorn the most interresting ones are the hurdy-gurdy. the hurdy-gurdy was the first instrument that acted like a keyboard but has strings.

another one is gamba. the gamba is very similar to the violin. it is played the same with a bow and plucking the strings.

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"Medieval and Renaissance Instruments." //Iowa State University Department of Music & Theatre//. Web. 20 Jan. 2010. [].