A new exhibition that opened this week at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art puts 4,000 years of human music-making ...

Which is the oldest musical instrument in the world? Peer inside the prehistoric cave discovery that dates back an ...

Explore 10 of the most expensive musical instruments in the world, featuring rare craftsmanship, historic pieces, and ...

Journey through Musical Storyland, where children’s favourite fairy tales and traditional folktales are re-imagined with magical music performed by musicians of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

In the early 20th century, Chicago became an epicenter for the manufacture of musical instruments. Credit: Illustration by Frank Okay Like a giant urban phoenix, Chicago rose from the ashes of the ...

The glass harmonica’s bad reputation was entirely undeserved, though.

Those who are blessed with long lives will eventually experience a decline in cognitive functions, and working memory is particularly susceptible. However, various forms of exercise and activities ...

The Ravanahatha is one of the oldest bowed string instruments in the world. It is made from a coconut shell resonator, a bamboo neck, and a horsehair bow. This combination produces a raw, haunting ...

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Learning a musical instrument later in life may help keep the brain younger for longer. In a four-year study, older adults ...