Palmer Keen’s interest in Indonesia’s culture and traditions has taken him to the country’s various corners, to record unique sounds. He archives the histories of these musical instruments. Sounds ...

Sounds can be made by twanging a string, blowing down a pipe, banging something together, and scraping or shaking something. There are three families of musical instruments: string, wind and ...

The Ravanahatha is one of the oldest bowed string instruments in the world. It is made from a coconut shell resonator, a bamboo neck, and a horsehair bow. This combination produces a raw, haunting ...

A key composing skill is understanding the sounds that musical instruments make and how they can combine together to create a sound, that you want for your composition. A violin is the highest pitched ...

India, a land rich in culture and history, has gifted the world a vast array of unique musical instruments. These instruments aren't just tools for creating sounds; they are a deep part of the country ...