Glass-ical Musick will be coming to Redding when armonica player Dennis James performs in Redding on Jan. 7. He will perform and educate audiences about his instrument, the glass armonica, which was ...

A glass armonica, originally invented by Benjamin Franklin and revived at a recent performance at the Park Avenue Armory (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) In 1761, Benjamin Franklin invented an ...

Throughout musical history, countless instruments have faced extinction, victims of changing tastes, industrialization, and the passage of time. While some vanished completely, others survived by the ...

In Santa Fe Opera’s performances of Lucia di Lammermoor, listeners will have the opportunity to hear an unusual musical instrument, the glass harmonica. The idea behind the instrument is something you ...

All of these instruments were made by Antonio Stradivari, and are valued above $15 million.