Want to get your hands dirty? I can count a number of fun things to do this holiday. Trouble is, most of us would simply choose to lie or sit in front of the television and watch TV shows that have different titles but all looks the same. It would actually do us greater good to think about other fascinating things that will make our free hours worth enjoying. Why not try to learn some things about medieval instruments?
Medieval instruments? Is it even possible to find these very old things in the present time? Yes, of course.. The fact that they seem to be a group of outdated, outclassed and forgotten musical instruments make you think they are, and in no other way, going to be fashionable. If you are following the same line of thought then you are certainly wrong. You may be surprised to know that even your nursery and elementary music room has medieval instruments in it. The tambourine for example, or the cymbals. Or even the fiddle which is almost always present on medieval-themed films.
Learning how to play these old-timer musical instruments would also be more enjoyable if you can learn some little-known tidbits about the dark ages. This would not only increase your knowledge regarding the medieval history, but to allow the natural curiosity of the Dark ages to grow inside you. Having these realizations would guarantee us that the promulgation of these instruments would outlast the present generation, giving our future grandchildren the opportunity to also get to play with them.
Interesting fact number one: The oldest documented record share us this information-the world's oldest medieval instrument is none other than the human voice. When our European forebears seem to be overly occupied with agriculture and pasturing, do you think they would have enough time to create instruments? Much less think of creating music? Some historians credit the deep baritones of the Christians monks in popularizing hymns and chants spreading all through the domain of Christian Europe, Asia and North Africa. And along these lines we now have Gregorian chants to live by.
Interesting fact number two: Who do we owe the romantic ballads and tales of chivalry to? The answer: to the troubadours and the minstrels. The troubadours are known to recite Occitan lyric poetry. Their female counterparts are called trobairitz. The minstrels on the other hand are performers on the court or palaces. In a way they are what we call "great story tellers" for they told about chivalric pursuits and courtly love, real or not.
Fun tidbit number three: The oldest church organ is said to be used to as back as the 8th century. Just think about this fact: without these trailblazers that we call medieval instruments, we will not have classical music, then modern music afterwards that we enjoy at the moment. Deciding to learn more about them as well as to learn how to make music with them assures us of a imperishable appreciation of these "pioneers." So if you are interested in learning how to play one of these instruments, you can choose to purchase them online or from a novelty shop.
Medieval instruments? Is it even possible to find these very old things in the present time? Yes, of course.. The fact that they seem to be a group of outdated, outclassed and forgotten musical instruments make you think they are, and in no other way, going to be fashionable. If you are following the same line of thought then you are certainly wrong. You may be surprised to know that even your nursery and elementary music room has medieval instruments in it. The tambourine for example, or the cymbals. Or even the fiddle which is almost always present on medieval-themed films.
Learning how to play these old-timer musical instruments would also be more enjoyable if you can learn some little-known tidbits about the dark ages. This would not only increase your knowledge regarding the medieval history, but to allow the natural curiosity of the Dark ages to grow inside you. Having these realizations would guarantee us that the promulgation of these instruments would outlast the present generation, giving our future grandchildren the opportunity to also get to play with them.
Interesting fact number one: The oldest documented record share us this information-the world's oldest medieval instrument is none other than the human voice. When our European forebears seem to be overly occupied with agriculture and pasturing, do you think they would have enough time to create instruments? Much less think of creating music? Some historians credit the deep baritones of the Christians monks in popularizing hymns and chants spreading all through the domain of Christian Europe, Asia and North Africa. And along these lines we now have Gregorian chants to live by.
Interesting fact number two: Who do we owe the romantic ballads and tales of chivalry to? The answer: to the troubadours and the minstrels. The troubadours are known to recite Occitan lyric poetry. Their female counterparts are called trobairitz. The minstrels on the other hand are performers on the court or palaces. In a way they are what we call "great story tellers" for they told about chivalric pursuits and courtly love, real or not.
Fun tidbit number three: The oldest church organ is said to be used to as back as the 8th century. Just think about this fact: without these trailblazers that we call medieval instruments, we will not have classical music, then modern music afterwards that we enjoy at the moment. Deciding to learn more about them as well as to learn how to make music with them assures us of a imperishable appreciation of these "pioneers." So if you are interested in learning how to play one of these instruments, you can choose to purchase them online or from a novelty shop.
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