Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...

The Ravanahatha is one of the oldest bowed string instruments in the world. It is made from a coconut shell resonator, a bamboo neck, and a horsehair bow. This combination produces a raw, haunting ...

Partly housed in the former Old England department store, a landmark 1899 Art Nouveau building, the Musical Instruments Museum (also known as the "MIM") is located about a half-mile from the ...

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Instruments that translate electronic music into physical actions and acoustic instruments that sound as space-age as any synthesizer are just some of the 20 semi-finalists in the 2015 Guthman Musical ...

a group of musical instruments including a guitar, drum, keyboard, tambourine.(Getty Images/iStockphoto/thegoodphoto) WASHINGTON — One library in Rockville ...