In one corner an orchestra was playing softly on national instruments.

Those melodies can still be played on instruments such as the piano or guitar.

"It wasn't written for humans to play on normal instruments."

If played on early instruments, its opening statement could pass as a Renaissance dance.

More important is the avenue of inquiry opened to musicians who play old music on modern instruments.

The visual impression is of listening to early music played on modern instruments.

Much of the music was played on traditional and homemade instruments.

At this stage, they were playing baroque music on modern instruments.

Initially the members of the group played on borrowed instruments.

The professor has thus given new meaning to the trend these days of playing old music on original instruments.