Imagine a bird that couldn't fit in your living room because its wings were too big. That's exactly what would happen if you tried to bring the Pelagornis sandersi home -- assuming houses and humans existed back then. Scientists have identified the fossils of what could be the largest flying bird ever found. With an estimated 20- to 24-foot wingspan, the extinct P. sandersi was twice the size of today's biggest flying bird, the royal albatross, according to the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in North Carolina.
The viola is hundreds of years old. In fact, some reports say that it is the oldest of the string family. The viola has been utilized as a harmonic (as opposed to melodic) instrument by composers for hundreds of years. This is the main reason that people are less familiar with it than the violin or cello.
Italian Day shared a link. October 1 at 11:45pm Â·. www.italy24.ilsole24ore.com29 Sep 2015 BOOKMARK FACEBOOK TWITTER PRINT Multimedia Stradivarius is the most famous violin in the world, with a history of more than 250 years. In the picture Japanese violinist Kyoko Takezawa plays her 280-year-old Stradivarius violin.talian Day shared The Italian-Sicilian-American Page's photo.