Music has always been humanity’s most universal language — but not every instrument plays by the rules. From a glass contraption that reportedly drove players to madness, to a harp powered entirely by ...

A thin, breathy note escapes from a bone flute. A surnay cuts sharply through the air, while layered percussion echoes like distant footsteps across mountain villages. Sounds once carried by shepherds ...

Crammed into the tiny upstairs of the small Northwest Iowa County Museum in 1980 was a collection of rare and historic musical instruments. The instruments ranged from an ancient Egyptian harp that ...

A Brahms concerto being played on a Stradivarius violin can be a priceless experience, but is the wooden box with the strings stretched over it in and of itself a good investment? Historically, ...

Ales Los is the owner of an unusual homestead Khutar Dudara (The Piper’s Farmstead), once visited by the famous Belarusian writer. He restores musical instruments, revives folk traditions and folklore ...

Promising violinists can get their hands on a Stradivarius and other 18th century instruments through a lending program out of Chicago. A final note or notes this hour. (SOUNDBITE OF JOSHUA BROWN ...

A treasure trove of unique musical instruments invented and built by pioneering composer Harry Partch between 1930 and 1972 were quietly returned to San Diego last week, ending a 33-year-long ...

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"The impression of this work for sale is limited to 1040 copies, and 50 artist's proofs. No future impression will be printed." Title-page in red and black.

Photographer Charles Brooks takes amazing photos of the insides of musical instruments including pianos, guitars, clarinets, and flutes. He reveals the hidden beauty inside rare musical instruments ...

GREAT FALLS, Va. — When someone is dealing with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, it can be hard to find ways to communicate, but one local residential home is using a specific and rare instrument to ...