The gusli, an ancient Russian musical instrument, is finding new audiences. A 30-year-old Russian entrepreneur set up a factory in his hometown to build them. Sergey Gorchakov and his craftsmen create ...

An ancient mouth harp discovered in Russia delighted archaeologists when they confirmed that it could still make a sound. The instrument was one of five mouth harps discovered by archaeologists at two ...

Researchers have unearthed the remains of ancient Greek musical instruments - a harp and a lyre - on the Taman Peninsula in southern Russia MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. Researchers from the Institute of ...

Instruments don't die the same way breathing things do. Brass can can tarnish, strings can fray, but if a musical instrument isn't played, it can be forgotten by a culture; more museum piece than ...

Ever heard or heard of a salpinx, barbiton, aulos, or syrinx? Well, neither has anyone else, for centuries (at least heard them). Until now. Credit: Luca Petrella These ancient instruments were common ...