The soul-shattering abuses suffered by enslaved Africans, who were forcibly stripped of their languages, religions and other key aspects of their culture, were fortunately no match for their ...

Other experiments explored harmony perception with Western and non-Western musical instruments, including the bonang. Instinctive appreciation of new kinds of harmony The researchers found that the ...

The mathematical rules for creating musical harmony may be more malleable than thought. Western music theory traditionally holds that chords sound most pleasant when they contain notes separated by ...

A treasure trove of unique musical instruments invented and built by pioneering composer Harry Partch between 1930 and 1972 were quietly returned to San Diego last week, ending a 33-year-long ...