But the real gem for visitors were the 1,000-odd rare and unusual musical instruments housed at the centre. Eight-year-old Isabelle Harper got puffed out playing the serpent – a French bass wind ...

Since it is considered a sacred instrument, the newly made ones are initiated into the world of music through a ritual called upanayanam along with the chanting of slokas. This is because ...

Through into the Wolfson gallery, you are accosted by a four-and-a-half-foot serpent: a wind instrument. Originally devised in the late 16th century, it was meant to be used for church music ...