Instruments of the Middle Ages Monday, October 18, 2010 1:22 PM VoiceThread http://voicethread.com/share/1410600/ Times out very well to an hour class time at this point. Slide Notes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ybaYNLoTWY - Links to Rhonda Larson's performance at an Italian Medieval festival (3 min, 22 sec) A player of the flute - floutest Reedless, sound produced by blowing across the top of a hole like coke bottle. Several bone flutes found dating way back. Bass Gemshorn - http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=XhNrAPkmxH4 (time: 2:40) Music Page 1 Bass Gemshorn - http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=XhNrAPkmxH4 (time: 2:40) Time: 15th century (1450) Where: Italy, Germany, Hungary Website of interest: http://www.music.iastate.edu/antiqua/gemshorn.h tm Etherea - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colin_Ros s_-_Etherea.ogg (time 3:08) Extended session resource : How Recorders are Made - http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=WiSW6LPchSc Popular from Medieval times through Baroque. Extended study - http://www.flute-a- bec.com/acoustiquegb.html Zamfir - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Music Page 2 Zamfir - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 0Wv3Ya9nskA (modern song, ancient instrument, song - The Lonely Shepard, time 4:18) From at least least from Ancient Greece Carror pan flute - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1XQcEaLGhY How to make ocarina from carrots - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsboQ7cp7a4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGfSACbNd_c (time: 1:26) Wasn't called a lute until 20th century. As far back as the 6th century. Learn about a massive, 10 string lute and how it is played: http://www.abc.net.au/classic/lute/video/video7/e lena.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxjpYHhfRyI Music Page 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxjpYHhfRyI Used extensively in the Middle Ages http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjAHUkIfK24 &NR=1 (time: 2:11) Interactive Harp to use at this point in the live session: http://playharp.com/greatwork.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VbxIzaSHfw Music Page 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VbxIzaSHfw (time 1:48) Anglo Saxon - http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=PkC1ohl2Knk (time 0:29) Make one - http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=LJqPMR6t1H8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DX08nQows0 Music Page 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DX08nQows0 (time: 3:11) Abbot in 942 composed for one Full accompaniments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPkLhSVtPS4 It has several pieces including some mixed Latin vocals in with the instruments. Medieval Music in the church - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy_V2kEHw1 vocals, flute, drum Medieval Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=OjPQSbdQdgc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMrVD-zViRk vocal only. Not polyphonic, but has the slight echo in sections that may be the in between one Just for fun - not medieval though - http://studentpages.scad.edu/ ~jgardn24/musicbox5.html Music Page 6 Ducumentary/reinactment:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVqn6c4wInE&feature=related Music Page 7 .