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Dancers demonstrate the Charleston, c1926. The dance is often associated with ‘flappers’ – newly enfranchised women with bobbed hair, short skirts and supposedly looser morals – and characterised by frenetic up and down movements and swivelling, akimbo limbs. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
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Composer and conductor Igor Stravinsky rehearses with the BBC Symphony Orchestra ahead of a concert to be broadcast on the Third Programme, 1958
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The presenters of the recently launched BBC Radio 1 assemble for a group photo outside Broadcasting House, 1967. (Photo by Robert Stiggins/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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The life and death of Elvis Presley

Guitarist David Crosby of the Byrds performs with his band in front of a large crowd at the Magic Mountain Music Festival on Mount Tamalpais, June 1967. (Image by © Henry Diltz/Corbis)
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From Ancient Greece to Glastonbury: a brief history of music festivals

Netta holds the Eurovision trophy aloft while singing the winning song for Israel at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest grand final
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Eurovision history: from the first competition to the story behind voting blocs

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Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor meet for a dance in Bridgerton
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How the Beatles were in tune with 60s Britain 

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This print from 1807 shows John Bull sat between the rival singers Elizabeth Billington (left) and Angelica Catalani, who sing lines adapted from The Beggar’s Opera.
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Three medieval carol singers, image dated 1911
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Christmas carols: the history behind 9 festive favourites

From players who captivated audiences to composers who pushed boundaries, Susan Tomes explores the history of the piano. (Image from Getty Images)
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The piano: a musical history

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