A British music education organization reports that use of recorders are declining in the classroom. We wonder: Why were they there to start with? And why is "Hot Cross Buns" such a banger?

Because of these qualities, ebony is often used in musical instruments, fine carvings, and luxury décor. But its slow growth and rarity have raised conservation concerns in some areas. Cherry Wood ...

The National Institute of Forest Science (NIFS) on July 10 announced its development of a technology to boost the acoustic ...

All of which explains why violinists mother their instruments like newborn babies. “It’s something very personal,” says Isaac Stern, “because it is an extension of your musical soul.

India is a country rich in tradition and skill. Be it the ancient dance forms that entertain and inform people even today, to the forms of ‘nataks’ and ‘jatras’ that show society a mirror, Indian art ...

Composer Alexandre Desplat discusses his first songwriting collaboration with Guillermo del Toro and how he features an orchestra of wood instruments for the stop-motion animated film.

Ireland is well-known for its rich musical heritage and its vast collection of ancient musical instruments spanning more than 3000 years from the Late Stone Age through to the Early Medieval ...

He’s now a professional tinkerer, the Geppetto behind Brand New Noise, a Dallas-based line of wooden musical instrument–toys—or toy-instruments, depending on the customer.