Bate Collection of Musical Instruments - An extensive and systematic collection of European orchestral woodwind instruments donated to the University of Oxford by Philip Bate.
Dulcians - A description of the Dulcian or Curtal, which is the renaissance predecessor of the bassoon.
Early Music Vincent Ho - 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.
An Exhibition of Early Musical Instruments - Bagpipes, crumhorns, drum, medieval fiddle, flutes, harp, tromba marina, rebec, symphony and hurdy-gurdies made by Bryan Tolley.
Instruments to Play Medieval Music - Pictures of medieval instruments with illustrations from medieval art. Includes audio clips, bibliography and discography in French.
Joëlle Morton's Historical Bass - The history of bass string instruments such as the viola da gamba, violone, and double bass, along with their performance practices and iconography.
John's Music Things - Description of medieval singing techniques and the musical instruments he plays.
Kenneth Sparr - Information about lute, guitar and early keyboards.
Kim Christensen's Music Museum - Private collection of music instruments with pictures, sound samples, history, and functional description.
Lars' Baroque Flute Corner - Information on the Baroque flute, including instrument care and fingering charts.
Links to History of Musical Instruments - Includes links to museums and collections, historical guides, historical sources and facsimiles, societies, individual instruments, and world instruments.
Lute-Harpsichord: A Forgotten Instrument - Bach sought, and had custom-built, a harpsichord which sounded like a lute. Detailed description of history and construction.
Musical Instruments Described - Descriptions and pictures of early (i.e. pre-Baroque), non-Western, or obscure musical instruments.
National Music Museum - 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.
Neanderthal Flute - Musicological analysis by Bob Fink of the oldest musical instrument, including its significance to the origin of music.
Pifarri Page - Wind instrument ensembles in Italy from 1450 to 1620 by Brenda Flynn.
Rebec Page - Origin and history of the rebec, construction, playing, tuning, bibliography, and many illustrations.
Renaissance Cittern Page - Information on its history, articles, art, music, recordings, players, composers, and builders.
The Saxon Lyre - History, construction, and playing techniques.
Windcaps - 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.
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