Instruments

The best music for the accordion

The accordion is one of the most versatile instruments to write for, appearing most prevalently in South American music, but also cropping up in jazz and more traditional forms of classical music. We have rounded up a varied selection of the best accordion music for you to discover
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The history of the trumpet: its invention, evolution and famous trumpet makers

The trumpet has undergone one of the most significant makeovers of all musical instruments, transforming from valveless natural trumpets using harmonics to the versatile instrument used in classical and jazz music today
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What instruments make up a jazz band?

A wide variety of instruments can make up a traditional jazz band, from pianos to saxophones. Here are the main ones...
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Terrible treatments of the piano

We present 4 truly unpleasant ways in which pianos have been treated over the years, which have been, alas, filmed for posterity. Here they are...
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What actually is the world's smallest violin? Our experts investigate

It's become one of the most widely used memes on the internet, but what actually is the world's smallest violin and where did the saying come from? Our crack team of classical music experts investigate
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