Modern Instruments and Methods of Calculation. A handbook of the Napier Tercentenary Exhibition. Edited by E. M. Horsburgh. Pp. vii + 343. (London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., and The Royal Society of ...

Nowadays, they are used in modern styles of music, such as beatboxing, dance music and for meditation. The shakuhachi is a wind instrument from Japan. A traditional shakuhachi is made from bamboo ...

There is much change in the place of the instrument in cultural entertainment with the modern guitar taking over alongside other modern musical instruments. “Unlike those days, nowadays obokano ...

We look at China's earliest musical instruments, how Chinese instruments fall into eight categories, and the modern ...

History Aside from the human voice, flutes are the earliest recorded musical instruments. Most modern concert flutes are made of silver, but this wasn't always the case: instruments dating back around ...

It hasn’t always had a place in orchestral music, but since the 19th century composers like Ravel and Debussy have been in love with the instrument and its unique, resonant sound. The modern concert ...