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How does the accordion work, and what’s the history of the instrument?

How does the accordion work, and what’s the history of the instrument?

Accordion and percussion emojis included in new 2020 emojis list

The world is getting accordion and percussion emojis in 2020

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Listen to this funky version of Lady Gaga on accordion

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These cows are totally intrigued by an accordionist playing an Irish jig

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Han-na Chang, Maxim Vengerov, Daniel Barenboim: classical soloists who became leading conductors

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Ed Sheeran plays Andrea Bocelli’s flute in Tuscany

Ed Sheeran plays Andrea Bocelli’s prized flute in impromptu music lesson

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Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason is one of today’s most in-demand soloists

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This Rachmaninov melody was recorded by Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan – and no, it’s not ‘All By Myself’

This Rachmaninov melody was recorded by Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan – and no, it’s not ‘All By Myself’

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Liam astounds Lang Lang with his heartfelt Chopin

71-year-old pianist astounds Lang Lang with his heartfelt Chopin

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

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

Cello prodigy Yo-Yo Ma plays for President J.F. Kennedy

When 7-year-old Yo-Yo Ma played for President John F. Kennedy as a child cello prodigy

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer plays flute, recorder and piano, and was a Guildhall music scholar

Prime Minister Keir Starmer plays flute, recorder and piano, and was a Guildhall music scholar

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Jude Law learned to play harpsichord and flute as Henry VIII in new Tudor film

Jude Law learned to play harpsichord and flute as Henry VIII in new Tudor film

Olympic swimmer Elizabeth Beisel blew an audience of 25,000 out of the water with a rousing violin rendition of the US national anthem on Saturday, 22 June 2024.

Olympic swimmer plays US national anthem on violin, thrilling 25,000-strong audience

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Berlin Philharmonic’s magical ‘Tom and Jerry’ includes a percussionist barking like a dog

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22-year-old pianist, who taught himself to play whilst in foster care, wins Channel 4 show

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What are the lyrics to Morocco’s national anthem, the Cherifian Anthem, and who wrote it?

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