A belly turns into a drum, hands mold into percussion tools and a face adorns a brass bell in this anatomical art history show ...

“You Play the What?!?” asked a headline above a profile of Syracuse musician Dan Duggan in the Oct. 31, 1985, edition of The Post-Standard. It was a question Duggan was probably used to. “People are ...

For more than a century, pianists and music teachers have argued over whether a performer’s touch can actually change the tone color of a piano note — and now scientists say the answer is yes. Using a ...

Pascale Bernheim believes a stolen 1719 Stradivarius violin surfaced in France recently The violin was reportedly played by Emmanuel Coppey in Colmar near the German border The instrument, named ...

Old Crow Medicine Show is celebrating their early career with a tour focused on their first two albums. The "Back to Roots World Tour" features a stripped-down, acoustic performance style reminiscent ...

If you have a trained ear—or just a strong sense of music and tone—it’s easy to hear the difference between a cheap instrument and a well-made model built to resonate across the world's greatest ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains references to people who have died. If you live in Australia or have come to visit, you're bound to have heard the ...

The iconic Nokia ringtone gets a global musical makeover, recreated using epic instruments from around the world. From traditional drums to stringed instruments, each rendition brings its own cultural ...

Composer Max Richter turned to Elizabethan-era instruments and a women’s choir to help find “Hamnet‘s” emotional tone. “Hamnet” is based on Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel, and tells the story of ...

“God gave church people a lot of patience to deal with beginning musicians,” says Robert Randolph in String Episode 340, as he reflects (with no small amount of wonder) on his tutelage on one of the ...

DETROIT – A local nonprofit is asking Detroiters to dig out old or gently used instruments this October as part of its annual instrument drive. Detroit Harmony is collecting instruments, which the ...

The ongoing celebration marking the Grand Ole Opry's 100th anniversary is getting a spotlight at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum thanks to a new exhibit. "The Grandest Stage: The Opry at 100 ...