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 ...

the craft of building string instruments reached a state of near-perfection in a humble workshop in Cremona, Italy. The craftsman’s name is still known around the world more than 300 years later ...

On Wednesday night at the Library of Congress, the opportunity to hear some of history’s most finely crafted instruments ...

In Old Poland the haunting sound of this string instrument frequently accompanied the voices of vagabond singers performing for handouts. These artists, who would often play themselves, were proud of ...