4 eras of classical music

The 4 eras of classical music: a quick guide

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Making music with mushrooms

Funky fungi? Meet the musicians making melodies out of mushrooms

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Schools told they may need to suspend music lessons

Schools in England told they may need to suspend ‘specialist’ subjects, like music

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Great explorer immortalised as his old floorboards are made into a unique violin

Great explorer immortalised as his old floorboards are made into a unique violin

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‘Morbius’ releases in April 2022

Beethoven’s ‘Für Elise’ plays a surprising role in this upcoming superhero movie

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Sesame Street 1969

Sesame Street composer Stephen J. Lawrence died, and the show gave a very moving tribute

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Moira Stuart is made CBE and Margherita Taylor receives MBE

Classic FM’s Moira Stuart and Margherita Taylor among leading music figures in New Year Honours 2022

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Classic FM Relax

Classic FM Relax, our dedicated playlist of relaxing classical music on Global Player

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‘O Holy Night’ voted the nation’s favourite Christmas carol for 2021

‘O Holy Night’ voted the nation’s favourite Christmas carol for 2021

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Christmas

Kate Middleton played piano in Westminster Abbey carol service

Duchess of Cambridge gives first public piano performance in Christmas Eve broadcast

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Kings Return quartet singing

Vocal quartet sings Gregorian chant in a stairwell with shiver-inducing acoustics

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Videos

The history of the Christmas carol

The surprising origins of Christmas carols: explained

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Christmas

9 hilariously misheard Christmas carol lyrics

9 hilariously misheard Christmas carol lyrics to bring you joy

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Christmas

Tchaikovsky meets Will Smith

A genius mixed Tchaikovsky’s ‘Swan Lake’ with Will Smith’s ‘Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It’ and it’s an actual bop

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Tchaikovsky

A printable playable piano

Playable piano made entirely from paper can be played via your smartphone

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An empty Royal Opera House

‘Absolute havoc’: concerts, musicals and plays forced to cancel after Covid-19 outbreaks

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Coronavirus

International prize-winning soloist, Alexandra Conunova

Outrage as Moldovan authorities fail to return violinist’s €2 million Guadagnini confiscated at airport

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