Instruments Of The Renaissance Affected Modern Music

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Jack Morris
Mitchell
Sophomore English B1
13th May 2016
How the instruments of the renaissance affected modern music
During the Renaissance, music was becoming a very common way of expressing the thought and feelings of the common people. They were very innovative for their time and served as much more than an instrument. In many cases these instruments became the source of even better instruments that directly related to them. The lute, recorder, bagpipes, sackbut, and the harpsichord are all related to an instruments like them but better advanced and suited for today's society. The Instruments of the Renaissance paved the way for modern variations of those instruments and left an impact on the society of music. The Lute is the protocessor …show more content…

The recorder is played the same way as the flute, air is blown into it and holes are covered to create a different sound. Both the recorder and the flute have sustained through history and are different instruments, however the recorder was the first basis of the flute. (A Panoply of Instruments for Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Music 42) The recorder started out by being a piece of wood that was hollowed out and had a whistle head attached to it to create its sound but due to advances the flute has no whistle head to create its sound. It has a hole that is blown over to create the sound like the recorder. This eliminates the need for the large tube and the all around girth of the recorder.(The Recorder)The recorder is still played today even though it has been changed to be more portable and easier to use is still very prominent in today's society. Most elementary schools have a music section on the recorder where every student learns to play the recorder. The recorder also in a way created the flute which is played in concert bands throughout the world and is one of the most played concert band instrument. The recorder has left its mark and is still teaching people about music no matter how …show more content…

The sackbut is the ancestor of the modern day tenor trombone. The only difference is that the sackbut had a much smaller bell giving it a different sound and volume.(The Sackbut) The sackbut was used mostly in playing chamber music. A chamber group is made up of a small group of instruments that could all fit together in a large room and played. This style of music was commonly found in Austria and Germany. (Renaissance Instruments) The sackbut has left an impact on many people by paving the way for the tenor trombone. The sackbut and trombone are very popular instrument in Austria and Germany. The harpsichord paved the way for the piano and other key played

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