Unfortunately, no early instruments that would provide material evidence are known to survive.
Thousands of these early instruments are still in use today.
The composer has also transformed the sound and the style of early instruments.
There was, however, an excellent exhibit on early astronomical instruments.
Not all early instruments require the concentrated study of their modern counterparts.
If played on early instruments, its opening statement could pass as a Renaissance dance.
But early instruments are not there to provide fancy dress.
The lute was the most popular of the early instruments.
Certainly Frager makes a very good case for the use of the early instrument.
The main body is made of wood and not leather (the material used in earlier instruments).