Elizabethan Musical InstrumentsMusic composed for Elizabethan Musical Instruments Elizabethan and music composed during the Renaissance rarely specified which instrument should be used when playing the composition. The Composers wrote the music and the musicians decided which instrument it should be played upon. Combinations of Elizabethan Musical Instruments - Consort Music The Elizabethan musicians enjoyed experimenting with various combinations of musical instruments. But the most popular combination of Elizabethan musical instruments would become known as an 'English Consort'. This combination of Elizabethan musical instruments initially consisted of 4 musical instruments. This quartet comprised of: The 'English Consort' was the first English string quartet. It proved to be so popular that in 1599 Thomas Morley published a book of 'Consort Lessons'. Elizabethan Elizabethan Musical Instruments Additional details, facts and information about the Elizabethan Musical Instruments and Elizabethan Music can be accessed via the Elizabethan Era Sitemap and from the links at the top of the page |