This musical instrument was often played in battle
The Japanese biwa (often played by blind bards) was used to 
accompany... [DOC] [TLE] A History of the Wind Band: The Renaissance Wind Band [PAR] France, Charles V - Music and the Military - The Battle - St. Mark's and the Glory 
..... sow-gelders.13 The trumpet was the instrument used most often in the plays,
... [DOC] [TLE] Musical Instruments in the Middle Ages | Middle Ages [PAR] The flute is unusual among instruments in the way it is held, sideways from the 
mouth rather than straight out or down.