Luthier, or strings instrument maker, Peter Reid of Orange in central west New South Wales, calls the special quartet instruments he has made his "family". The two violins, a viola and a cello are ...

The beautifully crafted guzheng, which dates back 3,000 years have 21 strings – hence the name of the ensemble at the Eisteddfod The accomplished young player of an ancient Chinese string instrument ...

Since the first of our ancestors discovered that banging a stick on a hollow log makes a jolly sound, we hominids have been finding new and unusual ways to make music. We haven’t come close to tapping ...

A UNIQUE set of Indonesian musical instruments has been tuned for the first time in 24 years. The 55 instruments of the Gamelan Kyai Madu Laras were given to Oxford University in 1985. However, ...

India is a country rich in tradition and skill. Be it the ancient dance forms that entertain and inform people even today, to the forms of ‘nataks’ and ‘jatras’ that show society a mirror, Indian art ...

If you are planning to learn a new string instrument, there are plenty of options for you to choose from. With string instruments for beginners available in both Indian and western instruments, you ...

Vietnam is home to 54 ethnic groups, each with its own customs and traditions. Those groups have created a variety of traditional musical instruments, which have played an important role in Vietnamese ...

FRAN SCOTT: I love this piece. In fact I think it was the first bitof classical music that I ever heard. GREG FOOT: Ah yes Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. It's got the best startto any piece of music ever ...