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Hear the World’s Oldest Piano at The Met Museum

When Bartolomeo Cristofori constructed his "gravicembalo col piano e forte" (harpsichord with soft and loud) in the early 1700s, he wasn’t trying...
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The World's Oldest Piano

Sitting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is the world’s oldest piano. Dating from 1720, the piano was one of the earliest creations by...
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Descriptions of Different Types of Classical Concerts

There are several different types of classical concerts that are differentiated based on the number of performers, the instruments used, the genre of...
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Victor Borge con Marilyn Mulvey Caro nome Rigoletto, Verdi Minneapolis 1970

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Victor Borge

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Maple Leaf Rag Played by Scott Joplin

Maple leaft Rag, recorded on Pianola Roll actually played by Scott Joplin, this piano roll was found in the wrong box on Ebay apparently, and turned...
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Harlem Rag by Tom Turpin (1897, Ragtime piano)

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The Immortal Piano (aka The Siena Piano)

“The Immortal Piano” is for sale on eBay with a “Buy It Now” price of $2 million. Over the years this unique instrument has also been called: The...
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Debussy: 20 facts about the great composer

Discover Claude Debussy’s best music, and find out facts about his life in celebration of the 150th anniversary of his birth. Debussy was born in...
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Debussy wins the Prix de Rome

Debussy won the Prix de Rome for composition, with his piece L’enfant prodigue. This meant he received a scholarship to the Académie des Beaux-Arts...
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