The oldest string instruments are from 2,500 years ago — and yes, they’ve captured our imaginations and hearts for that long. There’s something about a vibrating string that resonates deep within the ...

Have you ever shown up to band practice after a long break and looked over the row right in front of the conductor? There is a long line of people holding black tubes, and before you can even count ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

Growing up, I always enjoyed hearing the nicknames given to various musical instruments. We were told that the organ is the “king of instruments,” while the harp is the “queen of instruments.” The ...

"A primer ... demonstrating the range and special capabilities of each instrument of the orchestra, with examples drawn from the symphonic repertory." Performed by ...

Orchestras began tuning to the oboe, in part, because its sound was more penetrating in a performance setting than gut strings. There were also fewer oboes than violins, and in the earliest orchestras ...

CATEURA, Paraguay — The sounds of a classical guitar come from two big jelly cans. Used X-rays serve as the skins of a thumping drum set. A battered aluminum salad bowl and strings tuned with forks ...

Note: This story has been modified to include information about the orchestra from director Tom Riccobono. The Benzie Area Symphony Orchestra is still expanding after 45 years of performances. “The ...

The largest string instrument ensemble consists of 1,021 players, at an event organised by the Hong Kong String Orchestra (Hong Kong) at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong, China, on 5 May 2018. The ...