Music is an intrinsic part of everyday life, and yet the history of its development from single notes to multi-layered orchestration can seem bewilderingly specialised and complex. In his dynamic tour through 40,000 years of music, from prehistoric instruments to modern-day pop, Howard Goodall does away with stuffy biographies, unhelpful labels and tired terminology. Instead he 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.
Howard Goodall
Howard Goodall is a British composer and musicologist known for his Emmy-winning TV series "Howard Goodall's Story of Music." His accessible and engaging writing style has made him a popular figure in the world of music education. Goodall's work has made classical music more approachable for audiences of all ages.
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