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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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Engineers have created a robotic hand that can learn and repeat music ‘by ear’.

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A handwritten manuscript book, belonging to a 22-year-old Mozart, has been discovered in Paris.

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Captain of France’s national football team, Kylian Mbappé, played flute in school.

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The horrifying moment a conductor knocked a violin worth millions from a violinist's hand.

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Pianist Ruth Slenczynska, the last surviving pupil of Sergei Rachmaninov, has died at the age of 101.

Pianist Ruth Slenczynska, the last surviving pupil of Rachmaninov, has died aged 101

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Nottingham University closes five music degree courses and its entire music department.

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