Istanpitta (band)

Istanpitta is a musical group from the United States that primarily plays 10th–14th century music using traditional instruments and tunes.[1]

It was initially formed by Al Cofrin in 1994 to perform for medieval dance music developed as part of a college thesis project at the University of Texas. But it later grew and the musical group would perform in several places throughout the United States. The instruments played include: a medieval lute, vielle, bagpipes, recorder and percussions. The band also incorporates many traditional Arabic musical styles.[1]

Al Cofrin previously worked on a thesis project on medieval monophonic music and dances of pre-15th century transcriptions along with studies on Renaissance dance music. He played in the Celtic band Clandestine in 2006. He has performed music worldwide.[2]