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Our Early Music group The Noyse Merchants plays Medieval and Renaissance music as well as music from the early Baroque. We play music from the 12th through the 17th centuries on historical musical instruments. Music from the Middle Ages, the Crusades, music from early Ireland, Scotland and England--essentially popular music from previous centuries. Historically-informed performances are supported with research into areas as diverse as musicology, instrument-making, literature, medieval and renaissance studies, and fine arts. You might like this page: The Gemshorn - Fact or Fiction? The Instrument Making section has detailed photos showing the construction of a Baroque Guitar, Vihuela, Rebec, Orpharion, Citole, Fiddle, Vielle, Medieval Lute, Renaissance Lute, and Baroque Archlute. It also contains a brief history of early instrument building in Cincinnati, including the work of Larry Brown, Dave Schneider, and the late Ben Bechtel.
A tribute to Ben Bechtel, harpsichord and gemshorn maker, and the Lute And Guitar Shop from the 1980's © Early Music Cincinnati, 2006, and Larry Brown, lute maker. Early music in Cincinnati Ohio includes early music entertainment, Renaissance and Medieval Music, classical music, and chamber music. The ensemble members study and teach baroque guitar, lute, recorder, and other historical instruments, including improvisation, ornamentation, articulation, basso continuo, historical notation, organology and more.) Our collection of musical instruments includes the Renaissance lute, Baroque Guitar, rebec, wooden Renaissance flute, Renaissance and Baroque recorders, (including soprano, alto, tenor, and bass recorder), citole, cetra, medieval small pipes (hummelchen) , Hurdy Gurdy, and baroque violin. Photos by Tina Gutierrez Headshot Photography. |