The Story of Music (Paperback)

*** Accompanies BBC2's major new TV series and The Story of Music in 50 Pieces on Radio 3 *** In his dynamic tour through 40,000 years of music, from prehistoric instruments to modern-day pop, Howard Goodall leads us through the story of music as it happened, idea by idea, so that each musical innovation - harmony, notation, sung theatre, the orchestra, dance music, recording, broadcasting - strikes us with its original force. He focuses on what changed when and why, picking out the discoveries that revolutionised man-made sound and bringing to life musical visionaries from the little-known Perotin to the colossus of Wagner. Along the way, he also gives refreshingly clear descriptions of what music is and how it works: what scales are all about, why some chords sound discordant and what all post-war pop songs have in common.

General

Imprint:	Vintage
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2013
Authors:	Howard Goodall
Dimensions:	198 x 128 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	359
ISBN-13:	978-0-09-958717-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Music > General
LSN:	0-09-958717-3
Barcode:	9780099587170

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