researchers in china have uncovered what might be the oldest playable musical instrument;;called the stone age flute.flute,China
The oldest playable musical instrument were discovered in China.
Flute
The oldest playable instruments discovered in China are nine thousand years old. It is a flute with seven holes.http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/28/science/after-9000-years-oldest-playable-flute-is-heard-again.html
The oldest playable flutes were made of bone. These flutes are over 40,000 years old, making the flute the oldest musical instrument ever found.
Michael Levy was the oldest known western musician. He made music in the west popular by playing the musical instrument lyre.
That's a difficult one to answer, but drums from Ancient China have been discovered that date back about 4,000 years. There may yet be older ones out there that have yet to be discovered by archaeologists!
Doesn't matter which music is used. The instrument doesn't dictate the playable music, the PERFORMER plays the music, not the instrument. As a professional Trombonist, I play music written for Trombone, Cello, Trumpet, Clarinet, Kazzoo, Kitchensink, whatever.....I'm not bound by what the music may be "listed for".
No. The oldest instrument is the drum.
Mammoth tusk
Pentatonic scale
The Pan flute is the second oldest woodwind instrument