These extraordinary instruments are Trumpet Marines – two metre-high, single-stringed instruments played by nuns in medieval and Renaissance times as a trumpet-substitute. Saved from extinction by The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments, you can hear them played on 30 October at 7pm as part of Brighton Early Music Festival. More here 👉 https://clssicfm.co/3jzxAcP | Classic FM

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