Sentence examples for ancient instruments from inspiring English sources

"Everyone is trying to do scratch-for-scratch reproductions of ancient instruments.

In Peru, I was constantly confronted by these ancient instruments that people still play.

This concert features the ancient instruments of West Africa's wandering troubadours.

He spent days in museums, studying zithers, citterns, and other ancient instruments.

When work is done, they recite from ancient Taoist texts, practice calligraphy and play ancient instruments.

Replicas of ancient instruments are also used in programs that feature reconstructed ancient music and dance.

TO play an ancient instrument is to be at once fortunate and cursed.

For years, he said, he had been "fascinated by the Zen meditation music that Buddhist monks produced on this ancient instrument".

He placed his lips on the worn mouthpiece of that ancient instrument and filled its green felt bag with his hot breath.

Or by a long-necked sitar, an ancient instrument central to Indo-Afghan musical traditions, which proved perfect for bringing out a jazzy twang in the "Bolero" melody.

By Robert Sullivan Another good thing about New York is that an ancient-music musician looking for an ancient room in which to play his or her original ancient instrument might not have to leave town.