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The sound of civilisation: How 25 instruments tell the story of the world

From ancient bagpipes to modern synthesisers, we trace the origins of 25 musical instruments across continents. It explores ...
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Music museum celebrates 250 Years of American music

Starting last month, Vermillion’s own National Music Museum opened an exhibit titled “Of Thee I Sing,” which aims to celebrate the electric history of American music and instruments. On display are a ...
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Instrumental lives musical instruments, material culture, and social networks in East and Southeast Asia edited by Helen Rees

The Aesthetics of Koto Strings: Materiality and Physical Sensation in Performance -- The Cålåpitå Past the "Dull Edge" of Extinction: A Shaggy Dog Story of Repatriation and Refusal in Bali -- Pines in ...
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Music in ancient China : an archaeological and art historical study of strings, winds, and drums during the Eastern Zhou and Han periods (770 BCE-220 CE) / Ingrid Furniss

Introduction and methodology -- Musical instruments from Neolithic to Western Zhou -- Drums in Eastern Zhou and Han tombs -- Strings in Eastern Zhou and Han tombs -- Winds in Eastern Zhou and Han -- ...