After retiring from social work, Ken Arney wanted to pick up a hobby to fill his time. He picked up a few old music instruments, but instead of learning how to play them, he decided to give the ...
A near-complete battle trumpet is among a hoard of Iron Age objects discovered in Norfolk.The musical instrument, called a ...
In the last eighty years, traditional Kongo musical instruments such as elaborate bells, all sorts of drums and whistles, have almost disappeared from Kongo life. Still, MacGaffey speaks of them in ...
The first electric guitar played in public. The first Hawaiian-made ukulele. Eric Clapton’s 1956 Fender Stratocaster, “Brownie,” which helped create his signature sound on classic songs like “Layla” ...
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Digital electronics has profoundly changed musical instrument design. From toy keyboards to performance-grade pianos, synthesizers, and drum sets, to name a few, instruments that once would have been ...
Jared Katz is preparing for this month’s ‘Art in Tune’ when certain items in the museum’s extensive instrument collection can be both seen and heard For Boston Museum of Fine Arts curator of musical ...
LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - Outfits, musical instruments and other objects on loan from U.S. musician Taylor Swift are going on display at London's V&A in a temporary summer exhibition. Titled "Taylor ...
India, a land rich in culture and history, has gifted the world a vast array of unique musical instruments. These instruments aren't just tools for creating sounds; they are a deep part of the country ...