Musical Instruments
It’s an instrument based on the most fundamental sign of life: breath. Listen to the best music ever written for it. Source
At churches like St. James in Louisville, Ky., services this Christmas will not have in-person choirs or orchestras. But music directors are finding ways to persevere. Source
Parker Ramsay thinks so. He has arranged the “Goldberg” Variations, a keyboard classic, for the modern pedal harp. Source
With their showrooms closed this spring, instrument dealers around the country report surprise at the robust numbers. Source
Ellen Fullman is sheltering in place with the 40-string, 45-foot-long droning instrument she created decades ago. Source
The viol player Liam Byrne is dragging the instrument out of the musty early-music attic. Source
Shows about Leonard Cohen, instruments, punk graphics and punk sexual energy highlight the bonds between listeners and creators. Source
A team in Cremona, Italy, wants to preserve every note from the world’s finest instruments before they become too fragile to play. But perfect recordings need silence. Lots of it. Source
Tired of tuning people’s harpsichords, he created a kit that let them build their own, placing himself in the middle of the instrument’s postwar renaissance. Source
A new reissue shines a light on Jones, known as Preacherman, an obscure musician who has spent four decades fashioning his own instruments and philosophy. Source
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