about musical instrument of the week

In these pages, each week The Muse briefly examines the cultural, historic, and emotional impact of a different musical instrument.

The Muse includes all instrument families and explores the entire range of possibilities, from Asiatic to Western and from prehistoric to ancient to modern. The Muse explores the who, what, when, where, and why of a specific class or type of instrument, treating such subjects as:

• How it was invented and how it is played.
• Different versions of the instrument.
• What it looks like.
• It's sound (if sound samples are available.)

Not only does The Muse explore the instrument itself, The Muse touches on musicians who are famous for playing the instrument and tells anecdotes about the instrument and the player, where applicable.

musical Instruments and the musical instrument Lineup

Are you into musical instruments? Play one? They can be beautiful, fascinating, and impressive objects as well as great fun. Wonder how they were invented or how they work? The Muse invites you to explore further.

• Explore the world of musical instruments at The Muse Of Music's feature called Welcome To The World Of Musical Instruments: click here.
• Explore specific musical instruments in depth at the feature called The Musical Instrument Lineup: click here.
• Electricka offers puzzles, quizzes, and other games on the subject of musical instruments. Look for them at the feature called Arts Games And Other Diversions: click here.

Send the muse your write-up for a Musical instrument

Have you written a description of a musical instrument? Want to write one especially for publication here? The Muse Of Music invites you to submit your write-up for publication in this feature.

To encourage you to send an original description of a musical instrument, Electricka has declared Instrument Of The Week a ByLine feature. The Muse Music invites you to explore the guidelines for contributors now.

• See the guidelines for contributing to Musical Instrument Of The Week: click here.

Join the ranks of the likes of Charles Lamb, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas Carlyle, and hundreds of others who have composed non-fiction prose works. For more information about this and other ByLine Features, visit the ByLine page at this web site:

• Click the words About ByLines in the ByLine image at the right side of this page or click here.