Music has always been humanity’s most universal language — but not every instrument plays by the rules. From a glass contraption that reportedly drove players to madness, to a harp powered entirely by ...

Explore strange and unusual instruments from around the world and discover how they create their amazing sounds. From glass ...

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Have you ever seen a picture or painting of an instrument and thought, “What the heck is that?” Join us as we count down our top ten most weird and wonderful instruments. A shimmering, ethereal and ...

Trying to stand out as a musician in the 1980s was like trying to be the weirdest clown at clown school. And we mean that in the best of ways! The decade was full of strange and wonderful stuff. So, ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. Listen 4:02 Last week, host Andrea ...

When you’re creating a new piece of music, sometimes you have to use what’s at hand to get your message across. When inspiration strikes, sometimes you don’t have the right guitar or keyboard at your ...

The 88th annual Bach Festival comes to a close this weekend with the chance for Central Florida music fans to experience two instruments rarely heard these days. The harpsichord had its heyday in ...

Based on a True Story composer Sherri Chung brought a typewriter to the orchestra to perform her score during Deadline’s Sound & Screen live-music event. The typewriter was just one of the unusual ...