Archaeologists say that they have discovered three Konghous, an ancient plucked stringed instruments, during the excavation of the Yanghai Tombs in Shanshan County, northwest China's Xinjiang ...

The hurdy-gurdy is a fascinating string instrument dating from sometime around the 10th century. There is an active community of modern enthusiasts, but one can’t simply walk into a music sho… ...

Ancient Chinese music features a distinctive sound, enriched by the centuries-long use of string instruments such as guqins and erhus, various types of flutes, and even an ancient organ-like ...

Known as "the father of Chinese music" or "the instrument of the sages", the guqin, literally "ancient stringed instrument", is a seven-stringed Chinese plucking musical instrument of the zither ...

The santur is an ancient stringed instrument, a dulcimer, with 72 strings that can be dated to 500 BC. Assyrian and Babylonian stone carvings show the instrument back in 669 BC. The instrument ...

Well, you are only about a millennium behind the times. But never fear. Opportunities to hear this ancient Chinese two-stringed instrument known for it’s plaintive humanlike tone are on the ...

Li Xiangting, a 63-year-old master player, will share his understanding of poetry from the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) on the seven-stringed zither-like instrument, which dates back at least 5,000 ...

STORY: Riyadh's recent oud exhibition was a haven for lovers of the ancient stringed instrument Date: March 11, 2023 in a country where the public appreciation of music has been slow to make an ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — On the rooftop terrace of her Tehran apartment building, 28-year-old Mojgan Hosseini’s fingers pluck the strings of her qanun, an ancient stringed instrument, bringing life ...