Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi's cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab, the national ...

On Wednesday night at the Library of Congress, the opportunity to hear some of history’s most finely crafted instruments doubled as a chance to hear one of the top string quartets of today. In a ...

Egypt celebrates the UNESCO recognition of the Semsemiah and Henna, two cultural practices now added to the Intangible ...

Luckily it paid off. Chalamet is undeniably brilliant – and you can see his dedication in every sardonic eyebrow raise, every careful pluck of a string. It’s worth noting that Dylan is kind of ...

If I add my students' instruments to this mix, I'm sure I could also include China, Romania, more United States and Japan...probably more! I thought about this even more, when looking at the list of ...

Music lovers and gardening lovers can find a natural groove using items growing and resting around them. Find out how easy it ...

the instrument was purchased by Si-Hon Ma, a violinist and educator who had enjoyed financial success through inventing the Sihon mute, a small device that attaches to the bridge of stringed ...

Crafted by the renowned violin maker Antonio Stradivari in 1714, the rare instrument is expected to sell for between $12 million and $18 million Ella Feldman Daily Correspondent Known as the ...

Delving into the realm of bass stringed instruments reveals an array of tones and genres to explore. Every instrument has its qualities that cater to various musical preferences. Choosing the bass ...

Over plucked string instruments, a glassy, bell-like melody emerges from a celesta, evoking water drops and then more as those drops give way to flowing runs. It’s a transporting sound ...

The recorder used to be an instrument people wanted to hear. As a 1946 article in The Atlantic explained, it gets mentioned lovingly in Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Milton’s Paradise Lost.