The instruments belonging to the violin family developed from the viola da braccio between 1520 and 1550 in Upper Italy. The family...

The desire for a “dark” timbre The history of the viola is closely linked to the development of the other instruments in the violin...

As you walk down; Mount Vernon Avenue, many times, you notice the beautiful grand piano, that sits in the window.  The piano, has...

THE INSTRUMENT WITH A FACINATING PAST The banjo has a popular place in American culture. But few people know of the instrument’s complex...