Instruments During The Renaissance Era

During the Renaissance of Europe in the years prior to the Black Death, many instruments were made during the time as an improvement of musical appreciation. Many instruments that were made during the time are still used today (bagpipes and harps), while the rest eventually transformed into instruments people currently know about and play (trumpets, guitars, flutes, violins, etc.). During a Renaissance fair, people can listen to the sounds the instruments made back then, and how those sounds became similar to the instruments used today.
Invented in Persia 2,000 years ago, the hammered dulcimer has a wide variety of dynamics. Its pitch is very high and it is usually played very fast in tempo, making the pace the dulcimer produces quick and hard