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 ...

Especially when it comes to the use of creative, unorthodox, or perhaps odd, instruments. Or simply the way instruments are arranged or showcased within a band. Here is a list of prominent ...

The theremin is an unusual instrument. You can play it without touching it. Two antennae generate an electromagnetic field and sense the position of the player's hands. One antenna is vertical and ...

It’s no wonder that it won the People’s Choice award for “Most Unusual Instrument.” Piazza, a music therapist and sound healer, developed the Dulsitar instrument in order to play “heart-opening music.

The instrument is played by stroking the spikes with a bamboo whisk. What is as fascinating as their strange appearances is that both percussion instruments are played only once during a ...