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Medieval Musical Instruments:How They've Changed Music is a very important part in many people’s lives. It is used in religious services, for people’s own satisfaction, for entertainment, and even for someone’s livelihood. Musical instruments were fully accepted into Western society around the year 900. Although musical styles have greatly changed throughout the ages, the instruments are still a very important part of people’s lives because music is beneficial to them. Music in the middle ages helped alleviate the drudgery of many people’s lives. People would get together and play in small instrumental ensembles. Or they would get their own instrument out at the end of a long day and relax with the latest dance tune. There are several different types of musical instruments. Many of these were invented or perfected in the middle ages. Some wind instruments are: the shawm, cornetto, gemshorn, serpent, early trumpet, and the sackbut. Their modern counterparts are: oboe, recorder, flute, tuba, modern trumpet, and the trombone. There were also many string instruments in the Middle Ages including the psaltery, dulcimer, and the lute. Some of these instruments are still around today in different forms such as the harpsichord, ne
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Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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