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The UK’s largest online collection of historical musical instruments.
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Watch and hear instruments from one of the last great European royal collections to remain intact.
A chronological discussion of the history of British music, through its musical instruments, from the 19th century to the modern era.
A chronological discussion of the history of British music, through its musical instruments, from the 17th to 19th centuries.
A chronological discussion of the history of British music, through its musical instruments.
Listen to the "Habeneck" violin made by Antonio Stradivari
Watch the harpsichord made by Jacob Kirckman
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