T he gong is a percussion instrument formed from a circular metal disc. Its origins can be traced back to 6th-century China ...

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Synthet looked at the "Orchestra Hit", a famous staccato sample that came from Igor Stravinsky's 1910 composition "The ...

A new study argues that ancient rattles unearthed in Syria aren’t musical instruments, but toys used to entertain infants.

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The violin has a storied place in so much of European classical music. But sometime in the 17th century, it began to intrigue ...