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2,008 people drumming to one beat at the Beijing 2008 Olympics Opening Ceremony

The monumental sound of 2,008 people drumming to one beat at the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony

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Tenor stuns pub audience with a thunderous ‘Nessun dorma’ at karaoke night

Tenor stuns pub audience with a thunderous ‘Nessun dorma’ at karaoke night

Puccini

7-year-old classical guitar virtuoso plays with extraordinary passion and precision

7-year-old classical guitar virtuoso plays with extraordinary passion and precision

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra rebukes flautist’s remarks on coronavirus vaccines and US election fraud

US orchestra fires flautist who shared coronavirus conspiracy theories on social media

Rowan Atkinson, Mr Bean, performs during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium July 27, 2012.

The iconic time Mr Bean played ‘Chariots of Fire’ with London Symphony Orchestra at the 2012 Olympics

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Periods & Genres

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Renaissance

Renaissance

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Baroque

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Romantic

Film & TV

Film & TV

Music Theory

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Cohen social

What is the ‘secret chord’ mentioned in Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’?

How good is Billie Eilish’s singing voice, from a classical music perspective?

How good is Billie Eilish’s singing voice, from a classical music perspective?

Three Lions lyrics, melody and instrumentation: Just how good is Football’s Coming Home?

Three Lions lyrics, melody and instrumentation: Just how good is Football’s Coming Home?

The greatest classical music drops

Six of the biggest dance floor ‘drops’ in classical music history

Music theory song

One song that teaches you everything about music theory

Humour

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Musicians reveal their biggest concert disasters

Classical concert disasters: musicians reveal their cringiest performance fails

Baby has priceless reaction to hearing operatic mum sing for the first time

Baby has priceless reaction to hearing operatic mum sing for the first time

Playing guitar really badly

19 dad jokes about classical music that are so bad they’re actually hilarious

Car horn symphony meme

17 fortissimo classical memes that are literally music to my ears

Orchestra interrupts Prokofiev with Star Wars’ ‘Imperial March’, in hilarious prank on conductor

Orchestra interrupts Prokofiev with Star Wars ‘Imperial March’ in hilarious prank on conductor

Prokofiev

Women in Music

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Elinor Remick Warren was one of America’s most in-demand 20th century composers

The incredible story of Elinor Remick Warren, one of America’s most in-demand 20th century composers
Composer, conductor and pianist Avril Coleridge-Taylor

Meet Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s daughter Avril, a trailblazing conductor, composer and pianist in her own right

Women in Music

Colette Maze: "The piano is always faithful"

Watch inspiring 107-year-old pianist Colette Maze, who has played for more than a century

The real story of American heiress Florence Foster Jenkins, the ‘world’s worst opera singer’

The real story of American heiress Florence Foster Jenkins, the ‘world’s worst opera singer’
Lili Boulanger

Ever heard the music of Lili Boulanger, one of the 20th century’s most exciting composers?

Quizzes

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QUIZ: Can you unscramble these iconic classical composer names?

QUIZ: Can you unscramble these iconic classical composer names?

Lifestyle

Can you name these blurred-out musical instruments?

We blurred these 15 musical instruments, but any real music geek will still recognise them

Lifestyle

Put the musical instrument in its correct place in the orchestra

QUIZ: Can you put the musical instrument in its correct place in the orchestra?

Lifestyle

Perfect pitch quiz

Do you have perfect pitch? Take our test and find out

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Answer these questions truthfully and we’ll reveal which classical composer is your soulmate

Answer these questions and we’ll reveal which classical composer is your actual soulmate

Lifestyle

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Music for Studying

Music for Studying

Relaxing Music

Relaxing Music

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Wedding Music

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Music for Memorials

Christening Music

Christening Music

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Violin

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Cello

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Piano

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Guitar