The 40,000-year-old made from a vulture bone, found alongside mammoth-ivory flutes, provided the first European modern humans ...

The xun – pronounced huen in Cantonese – is a flute shaped like an egg but with a flat bottom. It is the signature clay instrument of modern Chinese orchestras. Modern examples have multiple ...

The Chinese clay flute, from its origins as a hunting tool to its modern use in orchestras and film soundtracks, has a long and rich history C lay, a versatile material that turns into all kinds ...