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Joined February 2009
Napoleon's guitar, organ and harpist are all claimed to have made their way to Australia. Trace the country's curious fascination with building connections to the French Emperor. ab.co/2IipuWg
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Tonga's musical World Cup Rugby team. ab.co/2NqPCma
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"You know that classic sports coach quote: there’s no I in team? Well in music there is. There’s an I and there’s a U." ab.co/2OaCZuS
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Cooking with Hildegard? Not only has Hildegard's music endured for nearly 900 years. She's also the subject of a number of contemporary cookbooks.
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There is strong evidence that growing up in a musically rich environment — especially with early experiences of listening, moving and singing — carries advantages as children progress to more formal learning. ab.co/2I9X68Y
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Do you have an instrument with an interesting story? ab.co/34YnbSa
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The trailblazing abbess, doctor, philosopher, and composer Hildegard von Bingen died on this day in 1179. Hildegard wrote some of the most enduring musical works of the medieval period. She is pictured here having a vision, because that's exactly what it looks like.
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Take a moment for the exquisite beauty of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto. ab.co/2UWzXf5
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This Broadwood piano started life in London in 1837. By 1844 it had travelled to Scotland, then to Sydney and over the Blue Mountains to Lithgow. Today it's still in use in the Central Tablelands of NSW. ab.co/2LThoo5
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What’s the funniest question a child has asked you about music?
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Leading figures in Australian classical music have been named finalists in the Women in Music Awards for Creative Leadership, Excellence in Classical Music, Diversity in Music, and Studio Production. (via Double J) ab.co/30jyZe5
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Have you seen the @EmersonQuartet in action during their first visit to Australia in 19 years? ab.co/303CRos
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Ed Ayres considers how pursuing change helps us in creating happiness. ab.co/34KJ7jB
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