Music is universal across all civilisations, both ancient and modern, and stands as one of the great joys of life. Another joy is that many of the oldest songs and instruments can be played hundreds, ...

Throughout musical history, countless instruments have faced extinction, victims of changing tastes, industrialization, and ...

White-collar workers learn playing the guqin (Chinese zither) at You Huang Li guqin salon. Nowadays, more and more white collars in pursuit of a slow life show great interest in traditional Chinese ...

Under the watchful eye of federal marshals, the Smithsonian permitted many millions of dollars worth of Stradivarius violins out of the vault and out on the town on Friday night, on behalf of the Year ...

Chinese archaeologists working in Hubei province’s Zaoyang City have unearthed an ancient stringed instrument dating back thousands of years. It’s said to be the earliest ever found in China. Above: a ...

The artifacts represent the earliest-known stringed instruments found in Southeast Asia. A reconstruction of the chordophone, crafted out of deer antler. Photo: Antiquity (2023). DOI: ...

Casually, like well-bred amateurs, the ten musicians adjusted lights and music racks, then began to play Handel’s Concerto Grosso in G Major. There was nothing casual, nothing amateurish about their ...

THROUGH HIS WORK, HE HAS RE-CREATED THE SOUNDS OF -- [INDISCERNIBLE] >> SPARTAN INSTRUMENTS IN LOWELL IS OVERFLOWING. >> I AM IN THE PROCESS OF DOING A TOTAL RESTORATION. >> HE REPAIRS AND RESTORES ...

In ancient Greece, music education was as important as philosophy in cultivating young people's souls, perceiving both disciplines as a unity.