Music is the universal form of communication that transcends regional and linguistic boundaries. It is the food of love, they say. Humankind has been making music since the dawn of time and literally never stopped – continuing to create new and incredible sounds – using new and incredible instruments. Beyond the guitar, the sitar and the keyboard; the boundless creativity and imagination of the human brain has managed to create some pretty amazing musical instruments from ancient times, continuing into recent times:
Created by sound sculptor (yes that is an actual job description) Henry Dagg, this is also known as the pin barrel harp. This was meant to be a part of a sound sculpture for the Cecil Sharp House in London; to allow visiting public to create their own music!
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