Musical innovation and uniqueness is what tends to set great artists apart from their contemporaries. Especially when it comes to the use of creative, unorthodox, or perhaps odd, instruments.

If you’re not from the United States, you might not consider these British rock icons to be one-hit wonders. However, “In The Summertime” was Mungo Jerry’s only charting hit in the US, so ...

Bitch, devil’s fiddle, some traditional Polish folk instruments may have brow-raising names, but all of them have a unique and fascinating sound which lends Polish folk its inimitable cachet. Ligawka ...

Do you know your didgeridoo from your didgeri-don't? Your stylophone from your styloph-oh-no? In honour of BBC Music Day, have a listen and try to figure out what's making this music ...

Another unique instrument used in folk music is the Khartal. The Khartals are basically two wooden clappers, each fitted with small metal jingles, and are commonly used in Rajasthan and Gujarat ...

At the New York Philharmonic, the piece “Amériques” called for some unusual instruments, like sleigh bells and air raid sirens. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Friday. We’ll find out ...

Movies set in the past often rely on music to tell us just where we are. Most, but not all, of the composers of this year's period pieces felt the obligation to reflect time and place. For Ridley ...

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