In 1922 Joseph H. Kraus proposed a “smell organ.” A middle C would smell like a rose; bass notes like clove and vanilla.

Discover ancient musical instruments like flutes made of bird bones, revealing a rich musical culture from the Upper Palaeolithic period. Thirty-five thousands years before the likes of Kraftwerk, ...

Flute Guy Was Awesome! As someone who knows nothing about flutes, I found his explanation and performance fascinating. Flute Guy shows that a little flamboyance and creativity go a long way. He might ...

When did flutes start being held sideways, and are there any that you play vertically instead? We dive into the history of classical music’s transverse instrument. In 2008, at Hohle Fels, a cave in ...