Thomas Edison speaking through his perfected phonograph in the 1870s

The sound of a song in 1888 – listen to one of the earliest musical recordings known to exist

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South African schoolchildren play exhilarating Vivaldi

South African schoolchildren play Vivaldi in exhilarating marimba performance

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Pianist Lang Lang aged 12

Unearthed footage of 12-year-old Lang Lang shows the pianist’s incredible raw talent

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Von Trapp child actors serenade Dame Julie Andrews with ‘Do-Re-Mi’

Heartwarming moment Julie Andrews is serenaded with ‘Do-Re-Mi’ by Von Trapp child actors

Unearthed footage reveals Steven Spielberg and John Williams composing music for E.T. together

Unearthed footage reveals Steven Spielberg and John Williams composing music for E.T. together

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Caroline McCaskey performs the American National Anthem at a Red Sox vs. Oakland A's game

Musical saw rendition of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ transfixes American baseball game fans

Rhapsody Rabbit meets the cast of Family Guy...

Musical YouTuber reveals which cartoon characters *actually* play the piano correctly

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge conduct the Welsh Pops Orchestra

Prince William and family conduct orchestra at Platinum Jubilee rehearsal, ‘keeping time brilliantly’

Princess Charlotte tries her hand at conducting an orchestra at Cardiff Castle

Giggling Princess Charlotte ‘conducts’ orchestra ahead of Cardiff Platinum Jubilee concert

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Alexandra Stevenson sings in The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy

Solo soprano sings Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite hymn in historic Royal chapel

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Mand performs for a crowd of climbers at Everest Base Camp

Musician tackles gruelling 10-day trek to play the sitar at Mount Everest Base Camp

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Marin Alsop's conductor brain

Marin Alsop reveals 10 things in a conductor’s brain during a symphony concert

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Alberto Cartuccia Cingolani, aged 5, is an Italian piano prodigy

5-year-old Italian piano prodigy plays astonishing Mozart for competition audience

Maxwell Thorpe blew the Britain's Got Talent audience away

Britain’s Got Talent opera singer performs ‘Caruso’ and moves audience to tears

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What does music sound like when played in Mars’ atmosphere?

What would music sound like on Mars? We spoke to a planetary scientist to find out...

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Nirvana, but in a major key

Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ remixed in a major key shows the importance of tonality

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India’s ‘singing’ temples

India’s ancient temples that ‘sing’ thanks to intricate musical architecture

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