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Medieval music opens a window into history, culture, and creativity for today’s learners. Using authentic sounds, instruments, and context, educators can make the Middle Ages vivid and relatable.

Would you love to launch your own Middle Ages band but can’t find a lutist let alone a good hurdy gurdy player? First off, congratulations on knowing what a hurdy gurdy is (man). But second and more ...

One of the most evocative of instruments, the lute conjures up images of a time long gone, of courtly love and medieval intrigue. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can ...

Want to use medieval musical instruments in compositions for horror and fantasy movies? Orchestral Tools' latest library, the wonderfully named Grimm with Bleeding Fingers, has you covered. Grimm with ...

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Decked out in gold with Latin labelling, the EP-1320 Medieval arrives with an extensive bank of medieval-inspired samples that features farm animals, witches and "rowdy peasants" When you purchase ...

MICHIGAN CITY | The music of the medieval age comes to downtown Michigan City in two free concerts at Trinity Episcopal Church, 600 Franklin St. Los Musicos de Alfonso, an ensemble formed for the ...

It was the “One” heard ’round the world, or at least by a reasonably large number of people on the internet. A little more than a year ago, the Belarus band Stary Olsa, who perform medieval music on ...