What if there were a way to create accurate replicas of ancient and historical instruments that could be played and heard?In ...

When Rene Jenkins blows into his digeridoo, all senses are trained on him. Sounding a deep and resonant timbre, he moves through a group with the silent agility of a wild cat, producing a cadence as ...

Ever heard or heard of a salpinx, barbiton, aulos, or syrinx? Well, neither has anyone else, for centuries (at least heard them). Until now. Credit: Luca Petrella These ancient instruments were common ...

On The Map is where we highlight famous and not as well-known musical sites that you can visit. This month we check into a ...

Imagine a sound, a tone. Engineering and math might go into creating a musical instrument that can make that tone, but that same sound also depends on acoustics, perception, creativity — a multitude ...

Few contest that a centuries-old violin will be more coveted than its newer counterparts, assuming it was well-made to begin with. That’s how luthiers like Stradivari and Guarneri have become ...