Australia's oldest playable instrument, a 16th-century double bass, joins orchestra

Australia's oldest playable musical instrument, a 16th-century double bass crafted by Gasparo da Salò, is currently played by Max Bibeau with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. The instrument, purchased by the Ukaria cultural centre in South Australia, was discovered in an abbey in Italy in the late 1960s. The yidaki, a sacred instrument to the Yolŋgu people, is culturally older.

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