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

This book addresses core questions about the role of materials in general and of wood in particular in the construction of string instruments used in the modern symphony orchestra - violins, violas, ...

Brooklyn, New York-based musical instrument company D’Addario has announced its string-recycling program, Playback, has achieved its latest milestone of 2 million strings recycled. D’Addario says it ...

Ellen Fullman is sheltering in place with the 40-string, 45-foot-long droning instrument she created decades ago. The sound artist Ellen Fullman near her home in Berkeley, Calif.Credit...Erin ...

After attending that one incredible evening to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Korea, titled “Love’s Mosaic” and featuring traditional Korean music and pansori, I ...

The unveiling ceremony was organized during the closing ceremony of the 12th Woodwork Exhibition at Tehran’s Niavaran Culture Center. The instrument takes its name from the first letters of the artist ...

Do you know which musical instrument is known as the 'Queen'? Learn about its 16th-century Italian origins, how it boosts brain power, and why it leads the orchestra.

It’s got 56 strings, takes five days to install, and sounds like a prairie wind. Artist Ellen Fullman talks about why the last skirt she wore was made of metal – and how she negotiates the baggage ...