There are no spoken words in the 3 minute piece. Just a visual representation of the evolution and history of piano. Explore this wonderful instrument from dulcimer to modern piano. So sit back and enjoy the sounds.
The Minimoog (or Moog for short as us afficienados call it) was invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. It had a profound effect on 70s music, particularly progressive rock.
Composer Howard Goodall takes a historical look at the year 1874, the year which saw the completion of Wagner's influential Ring cycle.in the attempt to link this great piece of music to the era in which it was written as to prove that time, place, culture and...
Music is usually broken down into melody, rhythm and harmony. But what about the very lowest notes in music, that can have an impact on all three? In this film Howard looks at the abiding fascination musicians and composers have had with the bass. For half a...
Why does melody affect us so deeply, from the moment we are born? Tunes touch our deepest emotions, and are capable of inspiring love, sorrow, faith, and hope. But how does a melody actually work? In this film composer Howard Goodall looks at melody's basic elements....
Truly an inside music joke. Counterpoint was the medieval guide to how to compose multiple voices, especially 4 part church hymns in ways that would harmonize "correctly" for the current tastes and conventions. A "fifth" is the fifth note on a major scale, the second...
