Which is the known oldest musical instrument?

Answer 1

One of the earliest was the REBEC, a bowed string instrument.

Answer 2

The general consensus is that it must be the drum. Drums have a very simple design -- animal skin stretched across a frame, or even just a big piece of wood to hit on -- and they are found in virtually every human society. Studies done on macaque monkeys, who drum rhythmically on things to exert social dominance, suggest a link between drumming and the development of language. Some types of African music include "talking drums," so-called because of their varying pitches that are used to emulate the inflections of the human voice. Written evidence of drums dates back at least several centuries before the birth of Christ.

The oldest wind instrument may well be the Australian aboriginal didgeridoo. Other contenders include the Arabic mijwiz (probably the oldest reed instrument), and the ocarina, samples of which have been found at neolithic grave sites. The oldest stringed instrument was probably some kind of harp; an Egyptian mural from about 3000 B.C. shows someone playing a harp; bowed instruments have developed independently in many places, however; stringed instruments are generally hard to date because, unlike some other types', their defining features often decay very quickly.

Answer 3

The oldest instrument ever found is the Flute. Bird bone and ivory flutes have been discovered in Europe and China dating back 40,000 years.

Answer 4

The drum is most likely the oldest musical instrument.

Answer 5

It is a flute that was made out of bones. The bones were mostly the bones from a bird. The oldest flute is estimated to be about 35,000 years old so it is really old.

Answer 6

Flute: More than 35,000 years ago,the earliest modern humans in Europe carved 8.5-inch flute from a vulture bone.

Answer 7

Flute