A conch shell that is now thought to be a horn was found in 1931, but researchers only recently discovered that it may have been used as a musical instrument.

Hear the incredibly hypnotising sound of the zanfona, a strange medieval musical instrument. Picture: YouTube / Andrey Vinogradov So, how does this marvellous stringed instrument actually work?

Hurdy gurdys, lutes, and Gregorian chants are just some of the FX you can expect to find on this “medieval beat machine” Swedish electronics manufacturer Teenage Engineering has announced the release ...

Harmonia continues it look at musical instruments from the Middle Ages, Baroque oboist John Abberger talks about his chosen instrument, and Private Musicke performs music of Spanish Renaissance ...

This medieval astrolabe is officially world’s oldest known such instrument Mariners used the instruments to navigate by the stars while at sea.

But fret not, we can now make our own in the 21st century: The absolute mad lads at Swedish synth-house Teenage Engineering have created "The world's first medieval electronic instrument." ...

The musical instrument repair shop is one of just a few across the country that exclusively services instruments for schools.

Baritone horn Neil Armstrong knows how to play the baritone horn. He was also the first man to land on the moon. We don’t know which is a greater flex. Neil Armstrong. Picture: Getty Images Gwen ...

Culture Is the shofar really a musical instrument — and other horned dilemmas that are surprisingly difficult to resolve.

This Medieval Knight’s Manor Houses Over 350 Mechanical Musical Instruments From tiny music boxes to the bus-sized Orchestrion, Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Cabinet in Germany’s Rhineland is ...

Founded in 1948, the Journal of the American Musicological Society welcomes topics from all fields of musical inquiry, including historical musicology, critical theory, music analysis, iconography and ...

I've never needed anything more than 'the world's first medieval electronic instrument,' a pre-Baroque beatbox that looks like a Pentiment/DJ Hero collab News By Joshua Wolens published 7 August 2024 ...