Of these the earliest known is a "Romanesca per Violone Solo e Basso se piaci," and some dances, by Biagio Marini, published in 1620. This contains the "shake."
"Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday"
Henry C. Lahee
Of the Lacedemonians, accordyng as Tucidido affirmeth, in their armies were used Flutes: for that thei judged, that this armonie, was moste mete to make their armie to procede with gravetie, and with furie: the Carthaginens beyng moved by this verie same reason, in the first assaulte, used the Violone.
"Machiavelli, Volume I The Art of War; and The Prince"
Niccolò Machiavelli
Aliatte kyng of the Lidians, used in the warre the Violone, and the Flutes: but Alexander Magnus, and the Romaines, used hornes, and Trumpettes, as thei, that thought by vertue of soche instrumentes, to bee able to incourage more the myndes of Souldiours, and make theim to faight the more lustely: but as we have in armyng the armie, taken of the Greke maner, and of the Romaine, so in distrihutyng the soundes, we will keepe the customes of the one, and of the other nacion: therefore, nere the generall capitain, I would make the Trompettes to stand, as a sounde not onely apt to inflame the armie, but apte to bee heard in all the whole tumoult more, then any other sounde: all the other soundes, whiche should bee aboute the Conestables, and the heddes of maine battailes I would, that thei should bee smalle Drummes, and Flutes, sounded not as thei sounde theim now but as thei use to sounde theim at feastes.
"Machiavelli, Volume I The Art of War; and The Prince"
Niccolò Machiavelli
