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'Why Orchestras Employ a Lot More Violins Compared to Other Instruments

Orchestras have a lot of violins employed, but why is that? There is actually a logical and historical reasoning behind this.
  • '19th Century Cello Survives Anglo-Zulu Wars, Fallen Soldier, Sold for £6,000

    As historical instruments go, interest at auction ranges from the prestige of an instrument's previous owner to the mileage of the instrument itself. Recently, a weathered and war-weary cello that belonged to a fallen soldier was, at auction, sold for £6,000. The cello had survived traveling to the south of Africa during the 19th Century's bloody Anglo-Zulu Wars.
  • 'NYU's La Maison Française Presents Experimental Percussionist Diego Espinosa Live in Concert

    Percussionist Diego Espinosa is set to bring his unique vision and instruments to New York University's La Maison Française this Friday, February 12, 8pm. Presented by the Department of Music and the Maison Francaise, 'Corporel: A Concert for Solo Percussion,' Electronics and Invented Instruments, free to all who an interested in attending at Maison Française's East Gallery, Blue Hall, Broadway at W 116th Street.
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