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: ...

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 ...

In a first-ever call for revival of traditional Sikh devotional singing using stringed musical instrument Tanti Saaj, an Italy-based organization has invited groups and individuals to a 'Kirtan and ...

The Galpin Society Journal is published annually, and contains articles, reviews, correspondence and notes and queries on all aspects of musical instruments, in support of the aim of the Society - the ...

“How come we’ve never heard of this beautiful instrument until now?” This was posted by a first-year college student to my world music course discussion board recently. He voiced what many of his ...

When she was 6 years old, Melissa Perley took piano lessons alongside her father. While he didn’t stick with them, Perley persisted. Now a performing cellist and private music teacher to about 20 ...

At the heart of many of the world’s musical instruments is the same, simple component—a string stretched tight between two points. Plucked, bowed, or struck, each of an instrument’s strings creates ...

Sometimes small things can bring the greatest joy. This is very true, especially in the case of the ukulele, the four-stringed instrument known for its melodic tones. It is said that the Hawaiian word ...