The Early Music Shop Blog

EMS Live stream with Sarah Jeffery: Q&A on mid-price recorders
Sarah did an hour live stream for us on different recorders, choosing them, comparing them and much more. Watch the whole stream again here where lots of your questions were answered live!
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EMS & Team Recorder: Choosing a wooden recorder
We're partnered with Team Recorder's Sarah Jeffery for some videos and live streams over the next couple of weeks. Here is the first video comparing mid-price Moeck, Mollenhauer and Kung recorders.
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Everything you need to know about building a Bizzi harpsichord kit
The new harpsichord kit from Bizzi is the best harpsichord kit yet. And thanks to the instructional DVD which comes with it, it has never been more simple!
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The Vielle
The vielle, or medieval fiddle, was one of the most popular instruments during the medieval period. This is clear from the huge amounts of iconography that exists from the time, including a wealth of paintings and frescos.
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Customer favourites
We asked for your favourite Early Music pieces and here they are. Why not listen to the whole playlist!
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The Hurdy-Gurdy
We're starting our "Featured Instrument" blog with the Hurdy Gurdy. For years, the Hurdy Gurdy has been one of the most popular search terms on our website. Given the fascination in the instrument and its varied use across a range of musical styles and...
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Renaissance Lute
This week we've got a selection of renaissance lute music chosen for us by our London lute tutor Wezi Elliott.
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Autumn
As the new season of Autumn settles in, we've put together our Autumn Early Music Shop playlist. Three versions of Vivaldi's Autumn and much more... Listen now!
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