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‘Taking away music education is an incredibly dangerous thing’ says top trumpeter Alison Balsom

Chopin’s ‘Funeral March’ played backwards sounds bizarrely psychedelic

Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 5, but really fast and on a BANJO

Cellist who lost the use of his left hand because of brain cancer dies, aged 41

MP takes a selfie with Clean Bandit but it is really, really not Clean Bandit

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A string quartet played Pachelbel’s Canon in a massive traffic jam and calmed everyone’s rage

Mozart’s ‘Rondo alla Turca’, but bluegrass-style and on a BANJO

The ‘Up’ theme tune, but it’s played by a string quartet

Watch this pianist turn John Williams’ Harry Potter music into an exquisite piece of Baroque counterpoint

Child prodigy improvises a whole piece from just FOUR notes

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22 inspiring composer quotes

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The 13 weirdest musical instruments ever

Bach: 15 facts about the great composer