ancient instrument
Old measuring device
An ancient instrument is a musical device from an earlier historical period, typically one no longer in common use or played today in reconstructed form.
The phrase appears in discussions of early music performance: She specializes in ancient instruments like the lute and viol.
It can also describe archaeological artifacts: The museum displayed ancient instruments from Mesopotamia.
- lyreSmall plucked string instrument
- harpPlucked orchestral strings
- lutePear-bodied fretted strings
- gut stringsInstrument strings from intestines
- fluteTube blown sideways
pan flute · drum · animal skin · horn · cymbal · gong · zither · pipes · strings · reed · bone · clay · bronze · ritual · ritual music · temple · bard · minstrel
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