Musical instrument Musical instrument A musical instrument is an instrument created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates to the beginnings of human culture. Early musical instruments may have been used for ritual, such as a trumpet to signal success on the hunt, or a drum in a religious ceremony. Cultures eventually developed composition and performance of melodies for entertainment. Musical instruments evolved in step with changing applications. The date and origin of the
Herbert Flam in 1950, beating Bill Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy before losing to Arthur Larsen.. At Wimbledon 1951 Flam beat Frank Sedgman before losing to Dick Savitt in the semi finals.. In 1952 Flam beat Mulloy and Vic Seixas before losing in the semis to Jaroslav Drobny.. In the 1956 Australian Championshops, Flam beat Ashley Cooper before losing in the semi finals to Ken Rosewall.. At the 1957 French championships Flam beat Mervyn Rose in a five set semi final before losing easily to Sven Davidson in the final.. At the U. S. championships, Flam beat Seixas before losing to Cooper in