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

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 ...

Earliest Instruments Made From Mammoth Ivory and Vulture Bone Could be Proof that Cavemen Were Flutists Music was an integral part of human expression for thousands of years as it shaped cultures, ...

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.

An almost life-size frieze, or a 'megalography', has emerged which runs around three sides of the room. The cycle of ...

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.