We all know the names of common musical instruments, but this list of 11 unusual musical instruments with weird names will show you that there are some out there you’ve never seen or heard about.

Theremin then devised a freestanding musical instrument based on his discovery, which he sensationally debuted in the United States in 1928. He performed in major venues like Carnegie Hall and the ...

Odd instruments are music to composers' ears ... Increasingly, composers like Bettison and Mason Bates, the Chicago Symphony’s composer-in-residence, are employing unusual musical instruments.

Music: Unusual Musical Instruments. Season 15 Episode 50 | 28m 18s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Tom O'Horgan displays his large collection of unusual musical instruments. Aired 05/17/1985 ...

Despite his unusual choice of the laundry machine as an instrument, this gifted 10-year-old, who has apparently only been taking lessons for a year, is still a better drummer than most twice his ...

Henderson Libraries enlisted Las Vegas resident Brian Gardner to host a percussion and drum session April 2 at the Green Valley Library as a way to get kids involved with a variety of activities.

3 unusual Chinese musical instruments that have experts confused. Shaped like a fish, tiger and box respectively, the muyu, yu, and zhu are percussion instruments that all fall under the wood ...