The world's oldest orchestral music, gagaku was imported from mainland China in ancient times. The melody is not based on a ...

The ancient flute offered a glimpse into a population that was already beginning to form its own culture and traditions. It ...

Philharmonic Review by C.Wall Few openings can warm an auditorium like Debussy’s “Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune”, where Pierre Boulez heard a faun’s flute breathing life into the art of music.

The kylix drinking cup in ancient Greek symposiums revealed who was an aristocrat and who didn’t belong to the elite circle.

During the Qin dynasty (221BC-207 BC) and Han dynasty (220BC-200AD) two sizes of the flute were developed, the song xun and the ya xun. The latter, being bigger, produces deeper notes.

Since its inception over a century ago, the Gazzelloni International Flute Competition has transformed from a humble family initiative into one of the most esteemed music contests globally, earning a ...

Part of the mural depicts female followers of Dionysus — who is also the ancient Greek god of fertility ... with pointed ears playing the double flute as another puts on a wine sacrifice.