From contrabassoons to harmonicas, we take a look at some of the concertos for more unusual instruments to have found their ...

Duck herders in Java have been using a traditional large bamboo object called a kowangan to protect themselves against the rain. The kowangan can be worn as a hat or be placed on the ground as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'The Audacity' composers on unique instruments and baroque touches to add quirk and charm to the score. Danny Bensi and Saunder ...

Bleeding Cool: As far as the horror genre goes, are there any particular instruments that work better to experiment on and refine? I don't have it on me, but I had this instrument called an Azzam bell ...

Haymes calls himself a “utility infielder” in Ramblin Jug Stompers, responsible for many of the unusual sounds that don’t come from the typical stringed instruments in acoustic bands. At the band’s ...

It may be hard to imagine, but at one time, instruments like oscilloscopes and voltmeters were unique, built as individual devices to help prove basic electrical concepts. Today, these instruments are ...

Since the first of our ancestors discovered that banging a stick on a hollow log makes a jolly sound, we hominids have been finding new and unusual ways to make music. We haven’t come close to tapping ...