Three large abstract sculptures have recently arrived at the rooftop garden of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for ...

It hasn’t always had a place in orchestral music, but since the 19th century composers like Ravel and Debussy have been in love with the instrument and its unique, resonant sound. The modern concert ...

The artist’s installation in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s roof garden explores the outer limits of sound and form ...

fabricating three monumental stringed instruments. Tantalizingly, visitors are asked not to touch the Aeolian harp, zither, and one-string, letting them be activated instead by the breeze.

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.

He’s composed for jazz bands, classical ensembles and even berimbau, a single-stringed Afro ... “Mother Harp” marks the first time he’s played on the instrument in any of his releases ...

Photo courtesy Michael Simmons. Frank Ford, the co-founder of Gryphon Stringed Instruments and a beloved member of the Palo Alto musicians’ community, died after a brief illness on Sunday ...