æz kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈaɪm ʌv kwˈiːn ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ aɪ kˈɔːld æn "ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kˈɑːnsɔːɹt" baɪ pɹiːtˈoːɹɪəs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn, ænd mˈoːɹ ɹˈiːsəntli ˈeɪ "mˈɪkst kˈɑːnsɔːɹt" ɔːɹ "kˈɑːnsɔːɹɾʌvsˈɪks", ɔːɹ ˈeɪ "mˈɔːɹli kˈɑːnsɔːɹt",, ɪt tˈɪpɪkli fˈiːtʃɚd θɹˈiː plˈʌkt stɹˈɪŋ ˈɪnstɹəmənts lˈuːt, sˈɪtɚn, ænd bˈændoːɹə, kˈɔːld "pændˈoːɹə" baɪ mˈɔːɹli, tˈuː bˈaʊd ˈɪnstɹəmənts tɹˈɛbəl vˈaɪəl ɔːɹ vaɪəlˈɪn, ænd bˈeɪs vˈaɪəl, ænd ɐ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɚ ɔːɹ tɹænsvˈɜːs flˈuːt.
As constituted during the time of Queen Elizabeth I (called an "Englisch consort" by Praetorius in 1618, and more recently a "mixed consort" or "consort-of-six", or a "Morley consort",), it typically featured three plucked string instruments (lute, cittern, and bandora, called "Pandora" by Morley), two bowed instruments (treble viol or violin, and bass viol), and a recorder or transverse flute.