Kouxian, or ancient jaw harp, is the earliest string instrument that has been found in China. By placing kouxian between the ...

It hasn’t always had a place in orchestral music, but since the 19th century composers like Ravel and Debussy have been in love with the instrument and its unique, resonant sound. The modern concert ...

At about 4,500 years old, these harps are the world's oldest stringed instruments ever discovered. Queen Puabi's lyre was made of wood, most of which decayed over the millennia. During excavations ...

They don't have the lips to play woodwind or brass instruments, and while Atlas can pluck a harp's strings with his beak pretty skillfully, he wouldn't be able to keep up with a human harpist ...

But what about otherstring instruments? A guitar works by either ... This is my mini harp. It's a string instrumentand it goes from long strings right down to short strings just like the piano.

The qanun is a traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument. It has a long history, possibly descended from the ancient Egyptian harp, and is related to the psaltery, dulcimer and zither.

According to a report published by Xinhua in May 2018, a collection of ancient jaw harps were unearthed at the Shimao ruins, ...