Howard Goodall's Big Bangs: Ep. 1 - Thin Red Line
In this five-part program, British personality, composer and musician Howard Goodall reviews the history of music, making brief stops along the way to tell the story of individuals who achieved a seminal moment of music innovation a "big bang". In episode one Goodall travels around Europe documenting the invention of musical notation by Guido of Arezzo. Visiting the Italian monks of Saint Antimo and the Monastery of St. Gall in Switzerland, Goodall reveals the mysteries of Guido of Arezzo's revolutionary invention and the effects it had on music.
Monday, December 15, 2008
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