History and theory of the ‘song for 2021’: the sea shanty

Musically, what is a sea shanty? The history behind the songs flooding TikTok

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Newly discovered Mozart piano piece performed to mark composer’s 265th birthday

Unheard Mozart piano piece performed to mark composer’s 265th birthday

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Mozart

How Classic FM’s partner orchestras are inspiring us all with their educational offerings

How Classic FM’s partner orchestras are inspiring us all with their educational offerings

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Music Education

Professional tap dancer and his pint-sized partner perform an energised routine

This wonderful little and large tap-dancing duo is guaranteed to make you smile

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Bernie Sanders classical music memes

Classical music has been meme-ing inauguration Bernie Sanders and it’s perfect

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Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla to quit as music director of City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla to quit as music director of City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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Basketball legend Kobe Bryant asked for leadership advice from film maestro John Williams

Kobe Bryant asked for leadership advice from John Williams, and this was the composer’s beautiful answer

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Edexcel admits it was “wrong” to cut Courtney Pine’s work from syllabus

Leading music exam board to reinstate its only Black composer after public outcry

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Yo-Yo Ma plays poignant ‘Amazing Grace’ at Biden inauguration concert

Yo-Yo Ma brings world to tears with poignant ‘Amazing Grace’ at inauguration concert

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Yo-Yo Ma

Lady Gaga’s national anthem inauguration performance has been transcribed by an A+ music geek

Lady Gaga’s national anthem inauguration performance has been transcribed by an A+ music geek

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Biden inauguration music: watch Lady Gaga’s national anthem and all other performances

Biden inauguration music: watch Lady Gaga’s national anthem and all other performances

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Lady Gaga sings at Joe Biden's Inauguration

We asked a professional soprano to appraise Lady Gaga’s national anthem at the Biden inauguration

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Fire devastates beloved Brussels concert hall, organ suffers ‘significant damage’

Fire devastates beloved Brussels concert hall, organ suffers ‘significant damage’

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British musicians ‘shamefully failed by government’ over lack of visa-free EU travel

British musicians ‘shamefully failed by government’ over lack of visa-free EU travel

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Simon Rattle

Musical pig plays instruments, and it’s sow good

Musical pig plays instruments, and it’s sow good

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Classical 100 was launched IN 2015 by Classic FM, ABRSM and Decca Classics, and has only been available to schools until now.

‘Classical 100’ music education resource is free for families in lockdown

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Classical 100

‘Wolf choir’ echoes through forest

‘Wolf choir’ echoes in forest as pack joins together in breathtaking harmony

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