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March 2009

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File:ReinassanceLute.jpg
A renaissance-era lute

Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck (either fretted or unfretted) and a deep round back, or more specifically to an instrument from the family of European lutes.

December 2008

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The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound when pressurized air (wind) is driven through a series of pipes, controlled by a keyboard.

November 2008

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The glockenspiel is a musical instrument in the percussion family, similar to a xylophone

September 2008

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Harpsichord in the Flemish style

August 2008 and earlier

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Rosace of a harpsichord by Claude Mercier-Ythier
The Orchestra at the Opera of Palais Garnier (Edgar Degas, 1870)
The Grand foyer of Palais Garnier