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Consorts were considered loud or soft, and the exact application of these titles is sometimes hard to pin down. Generally, loud consorts consisted of cornetti, sackbuts, shawms and the higher-pitched recorders and flutes. Soft consorts generally included the viols, flutes, recorders, krummhorns and other of the quieter instruments.

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For the modern person, Renaissance instruments appear odd. Most instruments came in 'families', with sizes of the same instrument associated with the ranges of the human voice. This arrangement had been in use for centuries.

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Organology was aided greatly by the development of book printing.

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From the 1570s onwards he is found associating with known Catholics, including Lord Thomas Paget, to whom he wrote a petitionary letter on behalf of an unnamed friend in about 1573

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As John Harley has shown, it is probable that Byrd's parental family were Protestants, though whether by deeply felt conviction or nominal conformism is not clear.

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Many composers of the period are still known by name, today. William Byrd (1539–1623) is considered by most modern authorities “the greatest of all the Elizabethan composers."
He was the leading composer of religious music. Many of his songs still exist today. William Byrd was the chief organist and composer for Queen Elizabeth.

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The organ, spinet, harpsichord and virginals.

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Various forms of drums and bells.

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Instruments which were blown like trumpets or bagpipes.

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Instruments which were played with a bow or plucked.

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Street musicians were usually looked down and mistreated because they were more like beggars. Street music was made up of two groups one which was minstrels  who played in the streets for money. In rare occasions the wealthy would pay the street musicians to play at parties or dinners. Street music was not around for too long because of the plague, when the plague occurred towns did not let any wandering street musicians enter. The second group of street musicians was known as Trouveres who were very similar minstrels. The Trouveres music was more refined then minstrels, often the Trouveres were asked by noble men to perform.

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Elizabethan church music otherwise known as early church music was written to perform only in a church. Elizabethan Church music is peaceful and would always be in relation to the religion of the Christian.

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The majority of the time town music would be played when nobility arrived or on special events and occasions .Each town would have their own town band otherwise known as the waits. The waits would mainly play the wind instruments more specifically the shawm. The shawm was Played so much that it came to be known as a wait pipe.

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Elizabethan court music  was made up of string and keyboard instruments because they were considered to make the most refined sound. Court music was considered to be the most exploratory music because it ranged from slow moving traditional music to incredible complicated and fast music.

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During the Elizabethan time the music was broken down into 5 main category’s Church music, court music, town music, street music and theater music. It was produced two different ways vocal and instrumental.

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Elizabethan Music reflected moods and emotions. The idea of accompanying plays with music was inspired and ensured that Elizabethan music reflected all different types of moods and emotions. Music therefore became far more expressive during the Elizabethan era and the Renaissance saw the linking of the Arts with everyday pastimes.

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Theater music  was not a big thing till the Elizabethan era hit because of William Shakespeare and his plays. When William Shakespeare started writing he used a wide verity of music in his plays. Town’s people loved having music in plays so much that if they saw a play without a musical performance they would find it very odd.