PATIALA: As part of efforts to revive stringed instruments of Sikh heritage, a former faculty member of Patiala-based Punjabi University has composed a unique symphony based on the 31 ragas in the ...

The book on Yazh, mother of string instruments, is out after 50 years Premium It was in 1947 that Vipulananda Adigal published a scientific study of the instrument in Yaazh Nool.

1. Guqin The guqin is a Chinese zither, a plucked instrument 120cm-130cm (47 inch-51 inch) long with seven strings. It is one of the oldest instruments in China, dating back 3,000 years.

Putting their instruments, whose prices range from €60,000 to several million, in jeopardy was out of the question. "When we heard that the Orchestre de Paris had spare instruments, we ...