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Abstract
Hybridity has appeared throughout history in art, music, and literature. This paper focuses on human/animal hybrids playing medieval musical instruments. The data collected for this study consists of forty-six examples spanning from 1109-1510. Research shows that there is commonality among the depictions of hybrid forms and the musical instruments they are playing. These include the types of instruments, the hybrids, and the use of colors. Although research exists on both hybrids and medieval musical instruments, none seems to exist on the topic of hybrids playing medieval musical instruments. This study emphasizes the similarities that appear in data spanning a 400-year period and the importance of this topic in both history and musicology.