The Pointy End
Liberating the Librettos
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- Monday, 11 November 2013
What happens to the characters in Mozart's popular "Così Fan Tutte" when the curtain goes down?
The Beatles named most-pirated artist in the world
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- Sunday, 10 November 2013
Research from online anti-piracy company MUSO has discovered that The Beatles are the most-pirated artist in the world by a significant margin.
Making Music Sound Better for Pretty Much Your Whole Life
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- Friday, 08 November 2013
We all have those songs that make our spine tingle every time they come on. The moment they attached themselves to us like a parasite in our brains comes flooding back to us with the same effervescence as ever.
The Hidden Faces of Pop Music: Artists Who Hide Themselves Online
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- Friday, 08 November 2013
We all know the internet has changed the way recording artists market themselves. They have a plethora of social media outlets to choose from, when it comes to constructing an online presence.
Why lullabies really do send babies to sleep
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- Wednesday, 06 November 2013
Everyone knows that lullabies help babies sleep. But as a new study reveals they can also ease pain, Ivan Hewett explores why music has such a powerful effect on infants.
Are we still able to listen to music properly?
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- Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Along with all the other crises that beset us, there appears to be a crisis of listening.
How a mobile phone can ruin a Piano concerto
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- Tuesday, 29 October 2013
The concerto audience is subjected to an awkward moment when pianist Christian Zacharias stops playing in the middle of Haydn's Piano Concerto after he hears a mobile phone ring.
How did ancient Greek music sound?
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- Thursday, 24 October 2013
The music of ancient Greece, unheard for thousands of years, is being brought back to life by Armand D'Angour, a musician and tutor in classics at Oxford University.
Here are the Most Expensive Violins of All Time
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- Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Before it was auctioned off on Saturday for $1.6 million, the violin that was said to have belonged to the bandleader on the Titanic was listed at about $300,000.
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