Learn about a mostly forgotten instrument that was quite the party hit back in the 16th century! Video from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment on YouTube.
“If I’d been a musician in the sixteenth century, I probably would have picked the Hurdy Gurdy because I imagine it would have made me very popular. Wherever I would have gone, I would have started a party.”
OAE musician Adrian Woodward introduces us to the original all-in-one portable dance band, the hurdy gurdy.
No comments:
Post a Comment