Revive Sangam-era musical instruments at VP Hall with sound engineer Manikandan’s engaging exhibit, inspiring young visitors ...

Ever heard or heard of a salpinx, barbiton, aulos, or syrinx? Well, neither has anyone else, for centuries (at least heard them). Until now. Credit: Luca Petrella These ancient instruments were common ...

Imagine a sound, a tone. Engineering and math might go into creating a musical instrument that can make that tone, but that same sound also depends on acoustics, perception, creativity — a multitude ...

Recordings are available via Soundcloud and the Google Arts & Culture platform The Metropolitan Museum of Art Have you ever been struck by the irony of exhibiting musical instruments — renowned for ...

ROME — When archaeologist Giovanni Carboni first came upon the oddly shaped ceramic object during an excavation in a Roman suburb in 2006, he was baffled. “I said — please don’t write this, though, ...

Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for cool, widely learned or otherwise interesting musical instruments. However, we’ll be omitting instruments that are the only one of ...

Composers have been writing music for the group of instruments we call an orchestra for the last four centuries. Endlessly adaptable and always evolving, an orchestra can be made up of 20 players or ...

Composers have cultivated a distinct musical vocabulary for space-themed media over 70 years, characterized by sustained chords, suspended tempos, and atmospheric elements like echo and reverb to ...

Nick Brennan, a designer and maker living and working in London, has created a revolutionary new style of instrument called Sound Pegs. This innovative device allows you to transform everyday objects ...