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What’s That Sound?: 8 Intriguing Early Musical Instruments

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What's the Difference Between Tempo and Rhythm?

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What’s So Special About Stradivarius Violins?

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Is 27 an Especially Deadly Age for Musicians?

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Is the Piano a Percussion or a Stringed Instrument?

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26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History

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Gong. Closeup of a khong wong gong circle chime. Thai classical musical instrument, part of piphat ensemble. (percussion, music)

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Woman Playing a Theorbo to Two Men, oil on canvas by Gerard Terborch, 1667-1668. (Baroque Art)

What’s That Sound?: 8 Intriguing Early Musical Instruments