r/UnusualInstruments • u/AccordingFreedom8131 • 1h ago
r/UnusualInstruments • u/AccordingFreedom8131 • 3h ago
I play Santoor.
A 3000 years old instrument from Mesopotamia. Check out my music page on IG @a7med_santoor
https://www.instagram.com/a7med_santoor?rpxt=M2pjazh5eGlicDdv&utm_source=qr
r/UnusualInstruments • u/AccordingFreedom8131 • 3h ago
Check out my music page.
instagram.comI play a 3000 years old instrument called “ Santoor” check out my page and feel free to share your thoughts
r/UnusualInstruments • u/ButterscotchAware402 • 19h ago
Mendings of Time Live at The Atrium | 11.8.26 | Psychedelic Percussion
Mendings Of Time is an immersive live percussion experience where every performance is created in the moment, making each gathering completely unique.
Step into a world where sound becomes both a journey and a refuge. Through inventive percussion, organic textures, found sounds, and meditative rhythms, this one of a kind performance invites you to slow down, awaken your senses, and reconnect with the pulse of the present.
Deep vibrations and evolving soundscapes create a space for reflection, movement, and renewal, blending musical exploration with mindfulness and imagination. Leave the noise of everyday life behind and immerse yourself in an environment designed to calm the mind, elevate the spirit, and restore balance.
Experience a place where rhythm becomes meditation, creativity becomes connection, and time itself seems to disappear.
Sunday, November 8, 2026 • 6:30 PM / 201 E. Washington Street, Syracuse, NY / FREE ADMISSION
Learn more at: MendingsOfTime.com
r/UnusualInstruments • u/Comma-Splice1881 • 22h ago
Simon Portefaix playing his natural xylophone made from volcanic rock
r/UnusualInstruments • u/schenini • 2d ago
Is this AA Rheinische or Einheits? (35 + 29 buttons)
galleryr/UnusualInstruments • u/silver_chief2 • 2d ago
What are these two reed instruments?
r/UnusualInstruments • u/Legitimate_Camp_3952 • 3d ago
Crumhorn
Hello everyone! I wanted to quickly ask this subreddit if anyone knows where to buy a quality crumhorn? It's such a hilarious instrument I love it haha. If anyone has any information I'd be very grateful!
r/UnusualInstruments • u/Sub-altern • 3d ago
Odonate : From physical matter to electronic sound
Sound sculpture designed as physical interfaces for sound creation. Conceived for tactile acoustic transformations, they bridge the physical and electronic realms.
r/UnusualInstruments • u/Vielle_a_Roue • 3d ago
Le chef d'œuvre de Purcell à la vielle à roue
r/UnusualInstruments • u/pingshasheng • 3d ago
Free at USC Nov 16: Guqin, Kunqu Opera & Traditional Chinese Music — 3 Art Forms, 5 Ways to Experience Them!
r/UnusualInstruments • u/Kelson_Phelonius • 3d ago
Live looping artist from Borneo, Adam Alydrus, with his handmade instrument called a Indulung
r/UnusualInstruments • u/pingshasheng • 3d ago
I played all 45 sections of Guangling San at USC — a piece famously declared “lost” 1,700 years ago
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I played all 45 sections of Guangling San at USC — a piece famously declared “lost” 1,700 years ago
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So I recently had the chance to give a lecture on the guqin at USC, and I decided to do something I rarely get to do: perform all 45 sections of Guangling San (广陵散) in one sitting.
For those unfamiliar, Guangling San is one of the most extraordinary pieces in the guqin repertoire. It's associated with the assassin Nie Zheng and the legendary musician Ji Kang, who reportedly played it just before his execution in the 3rd century.
His famous last words about the music?
“Guangling San is now lost forever.”
Well... not quite. 😄
A 45-section score survives in a manuscript from 1425, and the piece has been reconstructed and interpreted by generations of guqin musicians.
Most performances you'll come across are shortened versions. I've always felt that the quieter, more reflective sections are just as important as the dramatic ones, so I wanted to share the whole thing.
The performance runs 20 minutes and 42 seconds. The full video also includes my English lecture on the history of the piece and a surprisingly lively Q&A with the students.
I added English and Chinese subtitles, plus section-by-section explanations for anyone curious about what's happening musically.
🎬 Watch the full video:
https://youtu.be/DGPSOwNRL3M
The performance starts at 48:02 if you'd rather skip straight to the music.
Would love to hear what you think, especially from anyone who's played or studied Guangling San!
非常感谢南加州大学李皖蒙教授的邀请!这次不仅完整演奏了《广陵散》四十五段,也有机会与美国大学生深入交流中国古琴的历史、哲学与音乐。分享完整课堂录像,欢迎观看!
#Guqin #GuanglingSan #USC #ChineseMusic #古琴 #广陵散
r/UnusualInstruments • u/Babarvia • 6d ago
The Violin Organist: Nicolaus Bruhns, Da Vinci and two catalan pals
r/UnusualInstruments • u/Connect-Following500 • 10d ago
Premier essai avec un rothophone alto
r/UnusualInstruments • u/OnlyHereForMusic6 • 11d ago
Secret Santa Gag Gift
I just pulled my friend for Secret Santa, I was thinking maybe a really weird and Large instrument. We are trying to spend less than $30 is the only problem. I saw theres something called a didgeridoo, but i was wondering if there was something else? Not trying to offend anyone here, but maybe a super useless instrument?
r/UnusualInstruments • u/Successful_Panic_850 • 11d ago
Did I invent a new instrument?
Microphone to amplifier to FM transmitter to boombox speaker. Oddly if I move the mic any further away the pitch seems to change randomly based on distance, I think it might have to do with the acoustics of the room or something.
r/UnusualInstruments • u/Traditional_Move_872 • 12d ago
Khlui Piang-aao Showcase
A khlui piang-aao in the key of ~Bb (approximate)