The sitar's distinctive sound is produced by a gently curved surface that makes each note bloom before it settles, an effect ...

The Creation starts off with a section called “Depiction of Chaos,” but it’s not really chaos. It’s chaos as framed by an 18 ...

The failed effort to keep the plant from closing underscores the limited political power of blue‑collar workers who form a ...

A composer, a conductor and a pianist share the most difficult pieces they brought to life. By Roslyn Sulcas “When you get a ...

Are you curious about the instruments being produced by modern violin, viola and cello makers? In March, violin dealer Thomas ...

The Calidore String Quartet, in residence at the University of Delaware, features instruments with unique histories. Calidore's next show is at University of Delaware on April 6. The group's oldest ...

A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on show at Georgia Tech’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition this weekend.

The March 13 NYT Strands puzzle featured a musical theme centered on mountain-style acoustic instruments. Players identified several traditional instruments commonly used in bluegrass and folk music ...

Strands is one of the newer daily word puzzles from the New York Times and follows the success of other popular word games like Wordle and Connections. It’s often more of a brain teaser than those two ...

If you have a trained ear—or just a strong sense of music and tone—it’s easy to hear the difference between a cheap instrument and a well-made model built to resonate across the world's greatest ...