One day, he heard an intriguing instrument being played on the radio, which sounded more modern than the violin or the guitar. It was the sound of the biwa (lute). The instrument is believed to ...
As I watched the anime on a video-streaming service, I wanted to know more about the Japanese short-necked lute, which produces ... when I first encountered the instrument at the age of 19 ...
Myanmar/Burmese musicians’ use of foreign instruments in the last 150 years has enchanted the ear of many newcomers to the music of lowland Myanmar/Burma. Foreign listeners recognize familiar timbres ...
Classical guitarist and lute player Julian Bream has died at his ... During the 1960s, he also founded the Julian Bream Consort a period-instrument ensemble with Bream as lutenist, putting the ...
From first-time director Lung Yi Sheng comes Demon Of The Lute, a 1983 fantasy swordplay epic featuring a ragtag group of heroes as they face off against a demonic force for evil! Chock full of ...
"We traveled to Jingdezhen many times to do research on those porcelain music instruments, which are very beautiful," says Zhao Cong, a veteran pipa (four-stringed Chinese lute) player, who is the ...
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced that an independent arbitrator has issued a decision in the case of skater Kamryn Lute, who received a reduced sanction after admitting to ...