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A piano covers the full spectrum of all orchestra instruments, from below the lowest note of the double bassoon to above the top note of the piccolo.

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A grand piano can be played faster than an upright (spinet) piano.

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Jeanne Louise Calment’s CD was released on her 121st birthday in 1996. Titled “Time’s Mistress” it features Ms Calment reminiscing to a score of rap music and other tunes.

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The Beatles song “Martha My Dear” was written by Paul McCartney about his sheepdog Martha.

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The first pop video was Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, released in 1975.

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The British, the highest per capita spenders on music, buy 7,2% of the world music market.

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At the first Grammy Awards, held on 4 May 1959, Domenico Modugno beat out Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee for the Record of the Year, with “Volare.”

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The longest song to reach number one on the Billboard charts on LP was “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” by Meatloaf, the shortest: “Stay” by Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs.

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The LP (long-playing) record was invented by Paul Goldmark in 1948. The LP is not dead yet: more than 10 million LPs are sold every year.

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The Ocarina, a musical wind instrument, is also known as the Sweet Potato.

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Klezmer music is derived from two Hebrew words, clay and zimmer, meaning “vessel of music.”

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The Beatles holds the top spot of album sales in the US (106 million), followed by Garth Brooks second (92 million), Led Zeppelin (83 million), Elvis Presley (77 million), and the Eagles (65 million). Worldwide The Beatles sold more than 1 billion records.

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Annie Lennox holds the record for the most Brit awards (8).

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Ireland has won the most Eurovision song contests (7 times).

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In August 1983, Peter Stewart of Birmingham, UK set a world record by disco dancing for 408 hours.

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The world’s largest disco was held at the Buffalo Convention Centre, New York, 1979. 13,000 danced a place into the Guinness Book of World Records.

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Kenneth Edmonds was nicknamed Babyface by funk bassist and singer Bootsy Collins.

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Before they were known as Journey, Steve Perry called his band Golden Gate Rhythm Section.

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Bob Dylan’s first professional performance was as opening act for John Lee Hooker at Gerde’s Folk City in New York, 1961.

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Duran Duran took their name from a mad scientists in the movie Barbarella.

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