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During the Renaissance, the Tudor family ruled over England from 1485 to 1603. Mary Tudor was the daughter of the distinguished king of England, Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon amid the Tudor period. Mary was born into royalty, unknowing of the tribulations that she would soon encounter. Throughout the Elizabethan era, Mary Tudor survived a troublesome childhood, which resulted in an unsuccessful reign over England that caused many people pain and suffering. During Mary Tudor’s childhood she

Instruments - instruments which were played with a bow or plucked Wind Musical Instruments - instruments which were blown like trumpets or bagpipes Percussion Musical Instruments - various forms of drums and bells Keyboard Musical instruments - the organ, spinet, harpsichord and virginals Stringed Instruments The Harp - The harp was about 30 inches in length The Fiddle - Fiddles were played with a bow or plucked and usually held under the chin or in the crook of the arm. One of the most popular street musical

epoch, or an age, which represents its climb into fame and ends just before the current ‘depression’ it’s going through. This is known as, “The Age of the Piano” (Bellis, About). There are many types of pianos that can be divided into groups. The spinet piano, the console piano, and the studio piano are a few examples of these. These are called vertical pianos, because they focus

BOOK 1: THE PIANO HANDBOOK In this book McCombie explains how Bartolomeo Cristofori changed a Harpsichord in to a piano over three hundred years ago. McCombie goes on describing how when Cristofori was angry and frustrated he banged on the keys of the Harpsichord. Cristofori found that they didn’t respond with satisfactory crashing chords. By the year 1700 Cristofori changed the Harpsichord so that he could use two strings for each note and a set of leather covered hammers

In court music, the violin was a new instrument and was commonly used. Keyboard instruments were also used when it came to court music. It included the instruments like the spinet and the harpsichord. Believe it or not, but in the courts, they would sometimes have groups of people perform almost like an orchestra. Combinations of instruments would be played in front of the court and play certain music for them to impress them

We learned several things in Music class under the instruction and supervision of Mr. Gonzales. We started in a timeline beginning at the very first instrument ever, the heart. The heart was the very first “beat” and clave was formed based on this “beat”. Clave is the foundation of almost every Latin song and most songs found around the world. Developed in Africa as one the earliest beats, clave was played on one of the first instruments, the Bongo drums. All drums are based after this drum which

With so many different piano types out there, it’s easy to get bogged down with looks, sizes, abilities, and sounds. In a nutshell, though, a piano will always be a “keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings, which are struck by hammers when the keys are depressed.” (Thanks Google). As you may know, our modern piano is technically the “piano-forte,” but you’ll have to check out our history of the piano post next week to get more info on that. Start

William Shakespeare’s character Hamlet once said, “To be or not to be: that is the question whether tis nobler in mind to suffer…”. Music, poetry, and plays were important parts of entertainment during the Elizabethan era. Musicians composed new types of music, poets expressed their feeling through poetry, and playwrights wrote plays of different types of genres. Social classes and gender roles also contributed to the entertainment culture. During the Elizabethan era, people were entertained by