In a small studio in Dongying, Shandong Province, Shi Qichao is revolutionizing music by transforming everyday objects—from ...

While historically informed performances of Baroque music are not surprising, Will Crutchfield and Teatro Nuovo are using ...

With a TV on mute providing cues, he and his 8-Bit Big Band were recording the music from Mario Kart 64, blown way out with 36 instruments, including saxophones, trumpets, trombones, 11 violins ...

Modern musicians may take for granted that a wide array of musical instruments can either be easily connected to a computer ...

A cultural outreach event connects rural youth to Cajun heritage and creative expression through music education.

The mbira is an African musical instrument that has been around in one form or another for at least 3,000 years. Now, however, scientists have developed a new version that – when combined with a ...

Once the heartbeat of Bangladesh’s cultural heritage, instruments like the ektara, sarinda, and dotara are being drowned out ...

Stringed instruments have a long history in folk music, but the violin became more standardized after it went to court. Made by Andrea Amati for the French king Charles IX, this violin dates to 1564.