Music of the Living World of Alquennas

The living world of Alquennas is vast with many cultures and races. The music of the Living World of Alquennas is diverse as the cultures are vast. The music ranges from early tribal sounds to earth low renaissance grand works of music.

Musical Notation of the Living World of Alquennas

All of the races of Alquennas that use or have a musical notation or musical written language use a common form. This common form is identical to Modern Earth's Western musical notation system and key structure.

Instruments of the Living World of Alquennas

The following is a list of instruments that are commonly found in the Living World of Alquennas

Item Name	Instrument Type	Item Name	Instrument Type
Bagpipes	Bagpipes	The Lizard	Horns
Warpipes	Bagpipes	Crumhorn Home (krumhorn)	Horns
Organetto (one person , hand pumped organ)	Bagpipes	Hunting Horn	Horns
Portative Organ (traveling organ)	Bagpipes	Shepherd's Pipe	Horns
Positive organ (cathedral organ)	Bagpipes	Sackbut (early trombone)	Horns
Drums-Small	Percussion	Serpent	Horns
Drums-Average	Percussion	Citole	Strings
Drums-Large	Percussion	Hurdy-gurdies or the wheel fiddle	Strings
Doumbek (goblet-shaped drum made of metal or clay)	Percussion	Psaltérion	Strings
Tambour or timbre (small one hand)	Percussion	The CRWTH	Strings
Tambour or timbre (average)	Percussion	The Monocord	Strings
Tambour or timbre (large)	Percussion	Travel Harp	Strings
Cymbals	Percussion	Harp	Strings
Kettle Drums	Percussion	War Harp	Strings
War Drums	Percussion	Lyre	Strings
Horde Battle Drums	Percussion	Zither	Strings
Horde War Drums	Percussion	Psaltery or Kanon (Cannon or Canale or Qanon)	Strings
Horde War Drum-Platform	Percussion	Lute Average	Strings
Bladder pipe	Bagpipes	Lute-Large	Strings
Rauschpfeife	Woodwinds	Mandolin (lute) smallest member of the lute family	Strings
Hautboy (medieval oboe)	Woodwinds	Rebec or rabab	Strings
Shawm (double-reed)	Woodwinds	Hammered dulcimer	Strings
Reed Flute or Chalumeau	Woodwinds	Fiddle & Bow	Strings
Pan Flute	Woodwinds	The Guitarra Latina	Strings
Duct-flute	Woodwinds	Bladder Pipe	Bagpipes
Recorder (internal-duct-flute)	Woodwinds	Dulcian	Woodwinds
Flageolet	Woodwinds	Dulcimer	Strings
Pipe Whistles (small)	Woodwinds	Large Dulcimer	Strings
Large Gemshorn	Woodwinds	Gemshorn	Woodwinds

New musical instruments to the Living World

The province of Kent in the country of Azin has introduced new musical instruments to the living world of Alquennas. These instruments come from the county of New Edo in the province of Kent. These instruments are:

Item Name	Instrument Type	Item Name	Instrument Type
Hyoshigi	Percussion	Gottan	Strings
Shoko	Percussion	Kokyu (Bowed)	Strings
Kakko	Percussion	Hochiku	Woodwinds
Taiko (Great Drums)	Percussion	Nohkan	Woodwinds
Shime-Daiko	Percussion	Hichiriki (Reeded)	Woodwinds
Biwa	Strings	Horagai	Horns

Ceremonial Instruments of the Living World of Alquennas

Many of the races and cultures use specific instruments for special occasions and ceremonies. These instruments will be listed with the cultures and/or in the description of the ceremonies.