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A Masterpiece of Automated Music: The 1928 Arburo Orchestrion

An incredibly rare 1928 Arburo Orchestrion. Every Orchestrion was crafted entirely by hand, even down to the paper music rolls, and utilized actual stand-alone musical instruments integrated into the mechanism. ...

November 3, 2023BY Epoch Video
Irish Music Hits All the Right Notes

The Irish seem born with a love of music. At social gatherings, everyone's always ready to sing his ...

May 23, 2023BY Rick Steves
Sacred Messengers: 10 Musical Instruments That Bring Us Closer to the Divine

Traditionally, music is considered a celebration of the Divine, and musical instruments as the messengers—the sacred tools—relaying the ...

April 13, 2022BY Epoch Inspired Staff
Listen Here: Ancient Song Recreated From 3,400-Year-Old Cuneiform Tablets

Scholars from the University of California at Berkeley have brought to life the ancient sounds of Mesopotamia following ...

August 16, 2014BY April Holloway