The playing of instruments has been outlawed under Taliban rule.
An entire repertoire of tiny precision instruments has been developed for use in microsurgery.
Part of Cooper's collection of instruments has been left to the Albert Cooper Music Charitable Trust, founded to help young musicians further their careers.
For example, Montblanc, which sells watches and writing instruments, has been forced recently to close some unprofitable outlets after an ambitious retail drive.
Orff's system of music education for children, largely based on developing a sense of rhythm through group exercise and performance with percussion instruments, has been widely adopted.
Making music using African percussion instruments has been proven to help people recover from depression by enabling them to express repressed emotions and communicate painful experiences.
One consequence of the use of electronic instruments has been the wide acceptance of a new definition of music as organized sound.
In a corner, a dapper man with a drum set and other assorted instruments has been serenading the crowd with Sinatra standards, but he breaks into a rousing rendition of "Louie, Louie" as Mr. Navellier bounds onto the stage.
Wyeth, who also can handle with ease the piano (he was classically trained), bass, guitar, and other instruments, has been drawing notice at Joe's Pub and other cabarets around town for his strongly narrative songs and evocative performances.
Ending the confusion over how to travel with instruments has been a legislative priority of the American Federation of Musicians for almost a decade, Ray Hair, the federation's president, said in a statement.
A recent typology of policy and regulatory instruments has been refined.
