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Classical era music – an 18th-century string quartet

A beginner’s guide to Classical era music

Why do pianos have 88 keys?

A standard piano has 88 keys. But why?

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West End musicals: full list and dates of all shows reopening including Hamilton

West End musicals: full list and dates of all shows reopening including Hamilton

Árstíðir sing in Wuppertal train station

An 800-year-old Icelandic hymn sung in a train station is utterly haunting

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Nina Simone & JS Bach

Nina Simone plays a stunning Bach-style fugue in the middle of one of her classic songs

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Composer Alfred Schnittke basically has the greatest gravestone ever

Bill Bailey plays The Star Spangled-Banner in a minor key

Comic genius Bill Bailey proves The Star-Spangled Banner sounds way better in a minor key

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Harry Connick Jr audience claps

Jazz pianist finds ingenious way to correct audience clapping on the wrong beat

Bad Beethoven t-shirt reviews

Musicians are leaving savage reviews of this incorrect Beethoven Fifth t-shirt

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Annoying things only classical musicians do

13 highly annoying things only classical musicians do

Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring Toy Orchestra

Rubber chickens and children’s toys play Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring in riotous lockdown video
Allegri’s Miserere balloon King's College

Choirboy inhales a big gulp of helium in Allegri’s Miserere – and hits the high C

Choral singer duets with talking koala toy

Choral singer duets on Mozart Requiem with talking koala toy, and a masterpiece is born

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Deepfake AI composers disco

Deepfake AI now lets classical composers ‘sing’ your favourite retro dance anthems

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The music of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom on Netflix – how blues musicians transcended racial barriers

The music of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom on Netflix – how blues musicians transcended racial barriers
Composer Yoko Shimomura wrote music for Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy XV among other popular video games,

7 of the best pieces of music by video game composer Yoko Shimomura

Join in with violinist Nicola Benedetti’s virtual New Year Sessions

Benedetti Sessions: How to join in with violinist Nicola Benedetti’s online mass tutorials

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Was Nannerl Mozart the real talent in the family?

Was Mozart’s sister actually the most talented musician in the family?

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Join Moira Stuart for The Classic FM Chronicles this Easter weekend

Join Moira Stuart for The Classic FM Chronicles on Global Player, the official Classic FM app

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Your life is worthy of any great opera plot. But which one?

Tell us your life story and we’ll reveal which opera is literally about you.

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Pick your favourite classical music and we’ll reveal a deep truth about you

Pick your favourite classical music and we’ll reveal a deep truth about you

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Only a music guru can tell whether these facts are about Mozart or Beyoncé

Only a music guru can tell whether these facts are about Mozart or Beyoncé

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Pick your favourite classical music and we’ll reveal your best personality trait

Pick your favourite classical music and we’ll reveal your best personality trait

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We can accurately guess your birth month from your classical music preferences

We can accurately guess your birth month from your classical music preferences

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Music for Studying

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