trying medieval string instruments - Rachel Barton Pine

Sounds like some Philippe de Vitry! Haha. Looks so fun, Rachel!

Do these have soundposts and bass bars inside too?

Is this piece of music called a Ductia?

omg i want one!!

OK, buxdan... but difference between a pure fifth and a modern fifths is 2 cents: nobody can hear it. But (once again) we agree, I think.

Quarter tones in european medieval music??? WHAT?

well all european folk music, from celtic, scandinavian to slavic and mediterranean, make use of notes outside the well tempered scales, and intervals smaller than a half step, i think thats what HuangKaiVun refers to, not 'quarter tones'such as we have in music theory today. playing medieval music with a 'modern' intonation would be like playing bach on the piano, which isnt such a bad thing after all

... OK, but NO "quarter tones" in any sense, that myth...

wow you are awesome 5/5,fav

It's amazing that she can play all these different instruments! There's the viola d'amore video too, after all. I'm not saying she can play them pro or virtuoso, but she obviously shows comfortable understanding of the techniques of each