Ideas
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A VELVET FIST
If you want to start a peaceful revolution, the person to call is a Serb with a passion for Tolkien. Srdja Popovic is advising rebels in 40 countries. Emma Williams watches him at work and at home... read more »
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THE FRENCH HORN IS THE BEST
The Big Question: one instrument takes us back to the beginning of music. Jasper Rees started learning it when he was ten... read more »
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THE HAMMOND ORGAN IS THE BEST
The Big Question: Richard Williams argues for a single instrument that can reproduce the amplitude of a big band... read more »
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THE GUITAR IS THE BEST
The Big Question: Laura Barton argues that the reach of its six strings makes the guitar more articulate than any other instrument... read more »
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THE PIANO IS THE BEST
The Big Question: the composer Michael Berkeley argues that no other instrument is quite like the piano, which can conjure up sounds from birdsong to a sunken cathedral... read more »
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WHICH IS THE BEST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT?
The Big Question: There are 14 or 15 musical instruments in an orchestra, three or four in most rock bands. But which is the king? Richard Morrison launches our debate... read more »
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COMBAT AND CAMERA ANGLES
In his latest pick of a game, a gadget and an app, Tom Standage finds pure escapism in a search for lost treasure and a webcam that sends text alerts... read more »
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