Amanda Aldridge and the power of the parlour song.

Google celebrates legendary British composer and opera singer, Amanda Aldridge, with Doodle

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Women in Music

Arthur Fry, inventor of the Post-it Note, found inspiration in the pages of his hymnal.

The surprising role classical music played in the invention of the Post-it Note

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Eímear Noone presents the sixth series of High Score on Classic FM

High Score returns to Classic FM for a sixth series, presented by video game composer Eímear Noone

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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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Sullivan

South African schoolchildren play exhilarating Vivaldi

South African schoolchildren play Vivaldi in exhilarating marimba performance

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Vivaldi

Pianist Lang Lang aged 12

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

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Lang Lang

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

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Videos

Violinist Joshua Bell busking in a Washington D.C Metro

The time when Joshua Bell went busking in the subway, and no-one noticed

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Joshua Bell

Kyiv Symphony Orchestra plays at the Palace of Culture in Dresden, Germany, with flags of Ukraine stuck to their instruments

UK government urged to ‘extend the hand of friendship’ and waive visas for Ukrainian orchestras

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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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Williams

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

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Videos

Rhapsody Rabbit meets the cast of Family Guy...

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

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Anna Netrebko performs at La Scala in 2019 in a production of ‘Tosca’

La Scala brings back soprano Anna Netrebko and plans to open new season with Russian opera

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Anna Netrebko

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge conduct the Welsh Pops Orchestra

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

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John Kander, now 95, composed the hit Broadway musical 'Cabaret' in 1966

‘Cabaret’ composer’s closeted college relationship uncovered by grandson decades later, in a forgotten musical…

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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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Sir Stephen Hough and Chi-chi Nwanoku CBE

Leading musical figures honoured in Her Majesty The Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours List 2022

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