Exploring the Erhu: A Timeless Presence in Chinese Music. Discover its roots in traditional performances, its role in ‘guoyue,’ and its evolving significance through the 20th and 21st centuries.
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Instruments starting with E
Discover our musical instruments glossary with our complete a to z of instruments from across the world.
Electric Violin
From Silent Roots to Modern Pulse. Born in the 1920s, it harmonized with amplification’s rise. Overcoming challenges, it found its voice across genres like jazz, rock, and contemporary classics.
Electric Bass Guitar
The electric bass guitar is a string instrument tuned an octave lower than an acoustic guitar. It is widely used in various genres like pop, rock, jazz, blues, indie, and funk.
Ektara
The ektara, an ancient Indian stringed instrument, has a bamboo neck and gourd resonator with one string. It produces a drone that can be adjusted in pitch and is typically plucked or bowed.
Euphonium
The euphonium is a piston-valved brass wind instrument that is played upright with the sound-producing bell of the instrument at the top.