Aulos

“Roman Ivory Aulos found at Pompeii, showing slides and rings.” — The Encyclopedia Britannica,…

Aulos Mouthpiece

“Beak mouthpiece. Found at Pompeii.” — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Bagpipe

A bagpipe.

Buccina

“A kind of horn trumpet, anciently made out of a shell, the form of which is exhibited in the two specimens…

Buccina

A brass instrument used in the ancient Roman army

Curved buccina

“The buccina is curved for the convenience of the performer, with a very wide mouth, to diffuse…

Straight buccina

“A copy of an ancient sculpture taken from Blanchini’s work, it still retains the original form of the…

Bugle

Terra cotta model of Roman bugle, 4th century

Roman Cithara

An illustration of a Roman cithara.

Cornu

Roman Cornu. Brass instrument used by the Roman Armies to give orders in battle.

Cornu

Cornu is a latin word for a horn.

Cymbalum

“A musical instrument, in the shape of two half globes, which were held one in each hand of the performer,…

Double flute

Musician playing a double flute

Double flute

Double flute from a representation found at Herculaneum

Lituus

A Lituus, a horn used in Roman religious practice.

Roman Bacchhante

Roman Bacchhante playing castanets

Sambuca

Triangular form of the harp

Sambuca

“A harp, was of oriental origin. The performances of sambucistriae were only known to the early Romans…

Tintinna’bulum

“Tintinna’bulum, a bell. Bells were of various forms among the Greeks and Romans, as among us. various…

Tuba

“Tuba, a bronze trumpet, distinguished from the cornu by being straight, while the latter was curved.…

Roman Tuba

A Roman Tuba, a long narrow horn.

Tympanum

Tympanum

Tympanum

“Tympanum, a small drum carried in the hand. Of these, some resembled in all respects a modern tambourine…

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