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THE ARTS
Howard Goodall's Big Bangs
 
Introduction
Programme 1: The Invention of Notation
Programme 2: The Birth of Opera
Programme Aims
Programme Outline
Background Information
Music Heard in the Programme
Activities
Links
Programme 3: The Discovery of Equal Temperament
Programme 4: The History of the Piano
Programme 5: The Development of Recorded Sound
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Programme Outline

From the early attempts by Peri in 1600 through Monteverdi, Mozart, Beethoven, Verdi, Wagner, Offenbach and John Adams, Howard Goodall explains how opera responded to historical events proving that this is a universal art form with a civilising and enriching role to play in society.