These Musical Instruments of the Future Sound Weird, Wacky—and Are Easy for Anyone to Play

A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on ...
Phys.org

Recreating the forms and sounds of historical musical instruments

What if there were a way to create accurate replicas of ancient and historical instruments that could be played and heard?In late 2024, senior MIT postdoc Benjamin Sabatini wrote MIT Professor Eran ...
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The 12 instruments that shaped genres - from the saxophone to the synth

Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...
The Conversation

The story behind the ‘Moko’ drums, sacred musical instruments from the Alor‑Pantar archipelago

Francesco Perono Cacciafoco received funding from Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU): Research Development Fund (RDF) Grant, "Place Names and Cultural Identity: Toponyms and Their Diachronic ...