What is a mandolin? We’re sharing the history of the instrument and how the design has changed over the past 600 or 700 years! #mandolin #mandolininstrument #mandolinhistory #musichistory #stringinstrument | The Acoustic Shoppe

Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata per mandolino K. 89 - Grave Ensemble Baschenis is Marco Luca Capucci, mandolin Alessandra Milesi, cello Giorgio Ferraris, theorbo The full sonata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDCHxmpD93Q | History of Music

Bill Monroe’s Gibson F-5 Master Model mandolin—one of the most renowned and celebrated instruments in the history of bluegrass and country music—turns 100 years old today, July 9. When Monroe, now a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and widely known as the Father of Bluegrass, purchased the instrument, it was used and already about twenty years old. He was in Florida in the early 1940s when he spotted it in a barbershop window next to a “For Sale” sign. He bought the mandolin on the spot,

9.5K views · 380 reactions | Known as the ‘Mandolin Man’ of #Bollywood, Shri Kishore Desai's musical journey started at 15. After a career spanning 50 years, his work is still unforgettable. #Border #IndianCinema #Musician #Retro #History [ Mandolin Man of India, Shri Kishore Desai, Musician ] | TheBetterIndia | Facebook