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In 1972, fascination with American culture spurred an Italian showman to revive a medieval comic tradition.

"Rigel 9," a collaboration with the composer David Bedford, tells the story of an astronaut who isn't quite sure where home is.

Nearly a century after talkies stole the show, composers, musicians, and audiences are still playing along.

Ben Franklin's invention is still singing otherworldly songs to the few who know how to play it.

Great minds don't necessarily think alike when tinkling the ivories.

"Purple Snow" is full of boundary-pushing musicians from Minnesota.

Who says you can't shred a 1999 club classic on a tuberous ocarina?

Using 12 cameras and data visualization, this project animated Sir Simon Rattle's baton flicks at 120 frames per second.

"Jingle Bells" and "Good King Wenceslas" haven't sounded like this in a long time.

With the help of Keith Haring, Eric Orr created the four-issue series in 1986.

Make beautiful sci-fi music and lots of other weird noises with your very own theremin.

One of the world's first electronic music virtuosos left behind handy rules for playing the mysterious instrument.

From alligator to zoot suit, jazz musicians speak about the language of the scene.