Early Musical Instruments [DVD]

David Munrow introduces the full range of medieval and renaissance musical instruments in this newly remastered version for DVD. It was originally made as a six-part series for Granada Television, and filmed at Ordsall Hall, Salford. It represents a fascinating introduction to early musical instruments and features many memorable performances. Instruments such as the shawm, viol, crumhorn, recorder, regal, lute, tromba marina and serpent - and many more - are demonstrated with virtuosity and panache. Each episode can be viewed in its entirety, or you can choose to view sections devoted to particular instruments, making it an invaluable educational reference. EPISODE INFOMATION: REED INSTRUMENTS Play Episode (26m) Shawm Bagpipes Dulcian Sordune Rackett Crumhorn Kortholt Rauschpfeife FLUTES & WHISTLES Play Episode (26m30s) Recorder Consort Folk Pipes Pipe & Tabor Recorder Panpipes Flute Great Consort Gemshorn Early Baroque Ensemble PLUCKED INSTRUMENTS Play Episode (24m55s) Renaissance Lutes Arabic Oud Medieval Lute Lute Family Lyre Harp Psaltery Lute Orpharion Cittern Chittarone Broken Consort BOWED INSTRUMENTS Play Episode (27m51s) Renaissance String Band Early Bowing Bowed Lyre Medieval Fiddle Rebec Tromba Marina Vihuela Viol Violin Early Baroque Strings KEYBOARD & PERCUSSION Play Episode (25m41s) Organ Portative Organ Regal Bells Percussion Rommelpot Xylophone Hurdy Gurdy Clavichord Dulcimer Harpsichord Virginals BRASS INSTRUMENTS Play Episode (23m57s) Primitive Horns Trumpet Brass/Woodwind Hybrids Slide Trumpet Sackbut Cornett Family Serpent Cornetts & Sackbuts