We hear it booming from car stereos as much as we do from the back of the orchestra: but why is the bass drum the unsung hero of the 21st century? For Gabriel Prokofiev (yes, he is a relation) the ...

It is as if a guitar-like fret and a body imitating a string, playing various voices by linking with smartphones, and smart instruments that can cooperate with music-related applications are "Artiphon ...

Here's a duo that's at the foundation of music itself, but which isn't always noticed: the musical interplay between the bass and the drum. "You know, in any sort of music, the bass and drums should ...