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Still of Judy Garland as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, black and white

Eighty years over the rainbow: how music transformed The Wizard of Oz into a cultural icon

Songs from The Wizard of Oz are so powerful they have transformed the story into a cultural icon, according to research by Dr Dominic McHugh and former PhD student Dr Danielle Birkett
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Broadway’s lost chords and Hollywood’s cut tracks uncovered by University of Sheffield researchers

Rarely-heard songs cut from some of the world’s most beloved musicals such as The King and I and Annie Get Your Gun are set to be performed in public for the first time thanks to researchers at the University of Sheffield.
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Forget Spotify, CDs are still top of the pops for classical music fans

Classical music fans are shunning the likes of Spotify and iTunes in favour of good old fashioned CDs when listening to their favourite songs and artists, according to research by Dr Victoria Williamson.
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From panto to possibility: making a new year’s cultural resolution

Dr Sarah Price and Professor Stephanie Pitts discuss why going to the theatre and engaging with the arts could be the best new year's resolution you can make.

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New universal music notation system could make it easier to share musical ideas across cultural boundaries

A new universal music notation system designed to notate any type of music from around the world has been developed by Dr Andrew Killick.