Read Big Bangs - Books Library

Big Bangs

Howard Goodall

4.9/5 (34686 ratings)

Description:The dramatic story of five key turning points in a thousand years of Western music - discoveries that changed the course of history. Who first invented 'Doh Re Mi...'?What do we mean by "in tune"?Looking back down the corridor of a thousand years, Howard Goodall guides us through the stories of five seismic developments in the history of Western music. His "big bangs" may not be the ones we expect - some are surprising and some are so obvious we overlook them - but all have had an extraordinary impact. Goodall starts with the invention of notation by an 11th-century Italian monk, which removed the creation of music from the hands of the players to the pens of the composers; moves on to the first opera; then to the invention of the piano, and ends with the story of the first recording made in history. Howard Goodall has the gift of making these complicated musical advances both clear and utterly fascinating. Racy and vivid in a narrative full of colourful characters and graphic illustrations of technical processes, he also gives a wonderful sense of the culture of trial and error and competition, be it in 11th-century Italy or 19th-century America, in which all progress takes place. Big Bangs opens a window on the crucial moments in our musical culture - discoveries that made possible everything from Bach to the Beatles - and tells us a riveting story of a millennium of endeavour.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Big Bangs. To get started finding Big Bangs, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 256

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Vintage Digital

Release: 2011

ISBN: 1446484548

Description: The dramatic story of five key turning points in a thousand years of Western music - discoveries that changed the course of history. Who first invented 'Doh Re Mi...'?What do we mean by "in tune"?Looking back down the corridor of a thousand years, Howard Goodall guides us through the stories of five seismic developments in the history of Western music. His "big bangs" may not be the ones we expect - some are surprising and some are so obvious we overlook them - but all have had an extraordinary impact. Goodall starts with the invention of notation by an 11th-century Italian monk, which removed the creation of music from the hands of the players to the pens of the composers; moves on to the first opera; then to the invention of the piano, and ends with the story of the first recording made in history. Howard Goodall has the gift of making these complicated musical advances both clear and utterly fascinating. Racy and vivid in a narrative full of colourful characters and graphic illustrations of technical processes, he also gives a wonderful sense of the culture of trial and error and competition, be it in 11th-century Italy or 19th-century America, in which all progress takes place. Big Bangs opens a window on the crucial moments in our musical culture - discoveries that made possible everything from Bach to the Beatles - and tells us a riveting story of a millennium of endeavour.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Big Bangs. To get started finding Big Bangs, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Big Bangs

Big Bangs

More Books

The Story of Music

The Story of Music

Howard Goodall's Great Big Tunes (Faber Edition: Choral Basics)

Howard Goodall's Great Big Tunes (Faber Edition: Choral Basics)

Classic FM -- Howard Goodall Inspired: The Essential Collection for Piano Solo (Faber Edition: Classic FM)

Classic FM -- Howard Goodall Inspired: The Essential Collection for Piano Solo (Faber Edition: Classic FM)

[(Love Divine: SATB Accompanied (FNCW))] [ By (composer) Howard Goodall ] [January, 2003]

[(Love Divine: SATB Accompanied (FNCW))] [ By (composer) Howard Goodall ] [January, 2003]

[(Howard Goodall Inspired: (Piano Solo) )] [Author: Howard Goodall] [Oct-2013]

[(Howard Goodall Inspired: (Piano Solo) )] [Author: Howard Goodall] [Oct-2013]

Choral Works by Goodall, Howard, Darlington (April 21, 1998) Audio CD

Choral Works by Goodall, Howard, Darlington (April 21, 1998) Audio CD

The Lord is my Shepherd (Psalm 23): Choral Octavo (Faber Edition) by Howard Goodall (2009-02-01)

The Lord is my Shepherd (Psalm 23): Choral Octavo (Faber Edition) by Howard Goodall (2009-02-01)

Eternal Light -- A Requiem: Vocal Score by Goodall, Howard (2009) Paperback

Eternal Light -- A Requiem: Vocal Score by Goodall, Howard (2009) Paperback

[(Love Divine: SATB Accompanied (FNCW) )] [Author: Howard Goodall] [Jan-2003]

[(Love Divine: SATB Accompanied (FNCW) )] [Author: Howard Goodall] [Jan-2003]