This week, a violin made by famed Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari could become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction. Sotheby's is estimating that a Stradivarius made in 1714 ...

The instrument’s biggest difficulty is simultaneously its greatest joy – to make a sweet sound you must relax ...

I hate to confess this, but I've never been that keen on Stephane Grappelli's playing, as masterful and brilliant as he assuredly was. ("He plays with an accent," violinist and Berklee professor Rob ...

We're not letting this instrument play second fiddle anymore. Any Southern native, or transplant for that matter, has a general idea of what a fiddle is. You've no doubt heard your mama or your ...

A platinum fiddle that's just 35 microns in length and 13 microns in width is believed to be the world's smallest violin, measuring just a fraction of a tardigrade or the diameter of an average human ...

A 1714 Stradivarius Violin up for Auction Could Become Most Expensive Music Instrument Ever Sold NEW YORK (AP) — A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the ...

The Cathedral has stood tall in the center of Cremona since the 12th century, but the heartbeat of this city is heard in the ...

Considering jazz is an art form that mostly makes it up as it goes along, it's ironically appropriate that printed records—i.e., data—from the days of its birth are decidedly sparse. We know, at least ...

He used to be a living Buddha. But now he is more famous as a horsehead fiddle artist both at home and abroad. "I can't live without a horsehead fiddle for a single day, and so does the Mongol ethnic ...

Playing a musical instrument as a child could improve thinking skills in later life. Researchers looked at more than 400 older people, around 40 per cent of whom had played a musical instrument in ...

A crazy gadget that looks like a toy fretboard peripheral for a video game is actually a highly versatile instrument that can be played in many ways. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she ...