Listen to This First 1920s Recording By One of the Kings of Jazz
Sidney Bechet was one of the first big jazz soloists, and brought the soprano saxophone into the jazz fold
Music or Animal Abuse? A Brief History of the Cat Piano
In the early 1800s, the katzenklavier was hailed as a treatment for distracted people
This Medieval Knight’s Manor Houses Over 350 Mechanical Musical Instruments
From tiny music boxes to the bus-sized Orchestrion, Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Cabinet in Germany’s Rhineland is the perfect musical detour
Play Paul Simon’s Piano or Croon Into Elvis’ Mic at These Seven Historic Recording Studios
Take a tour through Americana music history
Mineral Baths May Have Given Stradivari Their Signature Sound
Turns out the famous violins really are different from modern instruments
Playing the Bagpipes Can Literally Kill You
Known as “Bagpipe Lung,” the reaction can wreak havoc on your respiratory system
Photographer Captures the Enduring Grandeur of the Steinway Piano Factory
Christopher Payne’s new book strikes a chord
Tune Into the Smashing Sounds of Large Hadron Collider Data in Real Time
Grooves made by groundbreaking physics
To Really Appreciate Louis Armstrong’s Trumpet, You Gotta Play it. Just Ask Wynton Marsalis
It’s not always the white-glove treatment; some artifacts live on through performance
Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble Celebrates Our Differences Through Song
“Sing Me Home” is a multicultural feast for the ears
Today’s Google Doodle Celebrates Electronic Music Pioneer Clara Rockmore
The theremin virtuosa would have been 105 years old today
This Machine Makes Music With Marbles
The absurd-looking device is a marble-powered, one-man band
A Trumpet Retrieved From a World War II Shipwreck Could Still Hold Its Owner’s DNA
Conservators are trying to identify the sailor who once played it
How a Piano Dropped from a Helicopter Paved the Way For Woodstock
The Piano Drop set the stage for the outdoor rock festival
Chuck Brown’s Guitar Drove the Musician’s Persuasive “Wind Me Up” Rhythm
The Godfather of Go-Go’s family recall how the musician crafted the innovative sound that would define a local tradition
The Electric Guitar’s Long (And Louder), Strange Trip
From its gentle 16th-century acoustic origins to the souped-up ‘Frankenstein,’ a Smithsonian scholar strums the historic chords of the guitar
Five Wild Ideas That Just Got Funded: From an Automated Home Brewery to a Personal (Robot) Assistant
Two other quirky inventions teach music in novel ways
How Will We Make Music in 200 Years?
A group of innovators were asked to imagine what music will be like in 2214. If they’re right, it could be pretty bizarre
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