Many of the world's best flutemakers are based right here, and musicians from around the world revere the sound of a ...

It was carved from the bone of a griffon vulture, with five finger holes and a length of 8.5 inches (22 cm). It was a flute, and it has claimed a place in history as the oldest known example of a ...

The flute unearthed from an important Neolithic settlement in Iran shows how early humans progressed from their primitive roots.

Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp, second movement. If you’re a genius like Mozart (and Mozart literally was), you take the most relaxing instruments – the flute and the harp – and bring them ...

The instrument was excavated from a cave in Germany. The wing bone of a griffon vulture with five precisely drilled holes in it is the oldest known musical instrument, a 35,000-year-old relic of an ...

The flute, which is played standing up, measures 6 feet tall with the peg in its shortest position and 7 feet tall fully extended. The instrument plays two octaves lower than a standard concert flute.

Though the instrument doesn't come close to the guitar or saxophone, it is on a list of the sexiest instruments, according to a new poll from "60 Minutes" and Vanity Fair.

Mostly, from the guitar to the violin to the flute, musical instruments have evolved over time: There is no Mr. Flute or Ms. Trumpet. But there is a Mr. Sax — or, rather, a Monsieur Sax.

Almost 25 years ago, Nancy Abosaid, of Coral, Springs, heard the soothing sounds of the Native American flute on a New Age CD and knew she had to learn to play it even though she didn’t know ...

The 74-year-old loaded up the two trombones, flute, French horn and accordion (her own high school instrument) and hauled them on Saturday to Music Go Round on Bethel Road to donate to the Gift of ...