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Who are the new musical mentors for Season 4 of The Piano?

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The best classical music playlists to suit your every mood

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Uncovered 9th-century manuscript could contain earliest Western music notation

Uncovered 9th-century manuscript could contain earliest Western music notation

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Fake cannonball falls off stage, hits timpani right on cue in ‘Nutcracker’ accident

Fake cannonball falls off stage, hits timpani right on cue in ‘Nutcracker’ accident

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Brass players delight passengers with impromptu ‘The Bare Necessities’ on aeroplane

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Doreen Carwithen is known as the world’s first full-time female film composer

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Who is Toshiko Akiyoshi? Meet the Japanese pianist and composer who transformed jazz music

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Is Amanda Seyfried a trained singer? Exploring the Mamma Mia actor’s vocal training

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