Medieval Instruments

I. Woodwinds

shawm = like oboe, no keys

bagpipes

panpipes

recorder

gemshorn = made of horn

II. Keyboard

organ = portative (held on knee) or

hurdy-gurdy (immobile)

III. Brass

trumpet = no keys

oliphant = cow or goat horn

slide trombone

IV Strings

harp (held on lap)

lyre = 6 or 7 strings

psaltery = plucked with quill

dulcimer = struck with hammer

lute = plucked

rebec (pear-shaped)

fiddle

V. Percussion

drum

tambourine

POLYPHEMUS GALATEA ACIS