This week, Andre 3000 released an instrumental album featuring the flute instead of an expected rap album. Scott Simon asks LA Times' August Brown about the flute's decades-long role in pop music.

From its title, you might think “Two Thousand Flutes” would be among the more massive — and slightly alarming — events in the history of music. But the demonstration and concert at the Library of ...

When we think of powerful pop and rock ‘n’ roll, we typically imagine an instrument that can make a lot of noise: guitars, bass, drums, even a growling saxophone if you’re in the right mood (or decade ...

We can no longer hear the sound of the flutes played by someone tens of thousands of years ago. However, those flutes were ...

The Beatles not only wrote wonderful songs, but they also constantly innovated in terms of how they recorded them. Listening back to their catalog now, however, it’s fascinating to hear instruments ...

Today, I suddenly decided to write down the instruments I currently own.When I lined them up, I realized I actually have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The short answer is: No one knows who invented music. No historical evidence exists to tell us exactly who sang the first song, or ...

A lively Lizzo performance called attention to historical instruments constructed out of crystal, but crystal isn’t the only odd material for making music. Made for Madison's second inauguration in ...