A clavinet is an electronic version of the instrument clavichord. Since it is an electronic instrument, it requires a keyboard amplifier to produce a particular sound level.It was invented by a German musician named Ernest Zacharias in the 1950s and 1960s. Along with the other electromechanical instruments, the Clavinet was manufactured by … Read more
Bassoons are woodwind instruments that were developed during the baroque period. The word bassoon came from the French word ‘Basson,’ and the Italian word, ‘bassone.’ However, the Italian name for the bassoon is ‘fagotto,’ which is similar to the Spanish and Romanian, ‘fagot.’ In old French, the word ‘fagot’ is translated as … Read more
The bansuri is an Indian side-blown flute that is mostly used in Hindustani classical music. This instrument was also called tunava or Navi in the ancient Vedic Sanskrit hymns and in other Vedic texts of Hinduism. As well as that, the bansuri was mentioned in the Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts, … Read more
While most synthesizers look like the piano, these musical instruments are more than what meets the eye. Their introduction significantly changed the face of popular music, as it allowed players to play any instrument they can imagine. Through the help of software, sequencers, and controllers, it integrates old sounds and modifies them … Read more
As technology continued to advance, people started to create sound through electronic means in the latter part of the 18th century and signalled the birth of the electrophones. As a new musical instrument class, electrophones deviated from the traditional way of producing music and evolved to have its distinct sound. Here are … Read more
If you deem that something is familiar with a newly-released song lying from the beats or the piano riff, the thing you might probably be hearing is the sampler. What used to be a tape recorder, in simplistic terms, has evolved through the years as a musical instrument and changed the music … Read more
People’s creativity in terms of music is limitless. That goes the same way the invention musical instruments as new, quirky and unusual ones were produced in recent history, deviating from the traditional and acoustic kinds. One of which is the Omnichord, the brainchild of witty inventors from Suzuki, the company that brought … Read more
The clavichord is a rectangular keyboard instrument that was invented in the 14th century. Back then, in the year 1502, the earliest reference of the clavichord occurs in the purse expenses of Elizabeth of York, the first queen consort of England of the Tudor dynasty. According to the researcher, a stranger delivered … Read more