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How Did a Composer Compose a New Piece of Music?
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Music for Dental Survival
Flossing, Fugues, and Floating Away
Let’s be honest for a second, shall we? Most people would rather reorganise their tax receipts or alphabetise their spice cupboard than go to the dentist. Something about the bright lights, the mysterious whirr of instruments, and the vulnerability of
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The Venetian Baroque
Marie van Rhijn, Camille Poul and L’Assemblée
Filmed at the Vivoin Festival in 2025, Camille Poul and the ensemble L’Assemblée, directed by Marie van Rhijn at the harpsichord, take us on a radiant journey into the heart of some forgotten treasures from and around 17th-century Venice. Music
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The Ten Best Two-Piano Concertos of All Time
The double piano concerto is a musical form that is seen relatively rarely in the classical music world. This type of concerto features two piano soloists and two pianos placed at the front of the orchestra. Double piano concertos offer
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Here’s How I Clean the House With Music
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Eight of the Most Dramatic Musical Rediscoveries in Classical Music History
Classical music history is full of near-misses. Some of the pieces that we love best spent decades, even centuries, forgotten in archives or suppressed by families. The rediscoveries of these classics sometimes only happened by chance or due to individuals’
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Cats in Classical Music: The Ultimate Quiz
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The Best Waltzes by the Great Composers
Few musical forms have evolved as extensively as the waltz. It began as a rustic Austrian dance in triple meter, scandalous for bringing men and women together so physically close. By the 19th century, it had shaken off its early
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