Musical+instruments

**Shawn**  **Lute**    **The lute was made by Thomas Heywood.** The lute held the highest amount of respect of all musical  instruments in the world. The lute was played in special occasions and in feasts. The lute was an accompaniment form voices and other soft instruments. On the other hand of the player a prominent role in comedy was played players. The best makers of the lute were the Germans who lived in Italy. The pear shape back of the lute has several ribs.  ** Harp **
 * Instruments of the **** Medieval Ages **
 * By:** **Hilary** There were many instruments in the Middle Ages some are still used to day. These are some of the instruments. 
 * The Shawn was made by Thomas Heywood.**With a small size of shawn, a reed could be placed [[image:http://www.pilgrimsandposies.co.uk/pics/Medieval%20Music%20with%20Richard%20York.jpg width="138" height="208" align="left" caption="Shawn"]]inside the instrument funnel shaped hole wich the player puts his or her lips.Shawns have several vent holes for the player to play with. This part of the instrument contributes to tones and carries the power of the instrument. The shawn needed the perfect amount of air or the music played from the instrument would be horrible.
 * The harp was made by Kyng Horn, in the 13th century.** The harp was the most ancient instrument in the instrument history. Each string is attached to wooden pegs. The harp was important to some of the people in the middle Ages some people didn’t care about harps and set them on fire. But the harp still survives today.

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