Colonial american instruments
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Instrumentsof
Colonial America
FIFE
•Small transverse flute
•Played by males
•Used in military
Fife and Drum CorpsColonial Willamsburg
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CITTERN: ENGLISH GUITAR
•10 strings
•Tuned to an open C chord
•Played by women
BAROQUEGUITAR
•Forerunner of modern guitar
•10 strings
•Tuned like modern guitar without the low E
•Played mostly by women
The Baroque Guitar
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HARPSICHORD
•Keyboard - forerunner of piano
•Keys operate a mechanism that plucks the
strings
HarpsichordMusic by Buxtehude
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