The first time when I heard the [Fritz] Kreisler 'Liebesleid,' I just [felt], 'Wow, that song is just right for the erhu.' The sadness, the sensitivity, the warmth, the romance: It fits my instrument.

Back in February, Vlad Kreimer of Soma Laboratory announced the creation of a Dvina prototype, the first electro-acoustic instrument from the Russian synth maker. Now the slightly-tweaked production ...

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 ...

The modern erhu developed from a musical instrument called xiqin, which was played by many ethnic minorities during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). During the Song Dynasty (960-1279), musicians began to ...

I PLAY TWO STRINGED INSTRUMENTS AND. ONE DRUM. NINE YEAR OLD LILY IS PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT THAT KOREANS HAVE PLAYED SINCE THE SIXTH CENTURY SILLA PERIOD. BUSTLE. APPROXIMATELY 1500 YEARS AGO. LILY HAS ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Jimmy Katz In the parlance of our time, Pat Metheny is a disruptor. Ever since he picked ...

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: ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There is no way to achieve that old-fashioned Appalachian ...

50-foot-long string instruments; traditional music from the Republic of Kyrgyz, Ireland’s “Wild West,” and the Balkans; dialogues between deep flamenco song and Iranian classical music; Egyptian ...