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 ...

7 stringed instruments from around the world can help us appreciate where we are and where we’ve come from. The world is such an incredibly diverse place—from the natural world to the world of culture ...

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 ...