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

All Korean string instruments have to produce “the eight tones” and ... On the stairs of his workshop there is a beautiful display of an ancient Silla zither from Nara, Japan (this instrument also ...

1925 The earliest evidence of the harp is found in Ancient Egypt around 2500 BC. Back then, the instrument was shaped like a bow and had very few strings. Without the column seen on modern harps, they ...

Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra record-breaking musical series centred around use of a more eco-friendly design for ancient ...

In some ways, these ancient instruments were like modern guitars: Each string would have produced a different note when plucked or a chord when multiple strings were plucked together, and they ...

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.

History Guitars have been played since the Renaissance era, after descending from the ancient Greek instrument ... a D or an E two octaves above the highest string. How to play Unlike many string ...