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THE ARTS
Howard Goodall's Great Dates (A Level / Scottish Level NQs)
 
Introduction
Programme 1: 1874 – Wagner and the Ring Cycle
Programme 2: 1564 – Palestrina and the Rise of the Violin
Programme 3: 1791 – Mozart and the Magic Flute
Programme 4: 1937 – Shostakovich, Stalin and Hitler
Programme Aims
Programme Outline
Background Information
Music Heard in the Programme
Ideas for Before Viewing
Activities
Links
Curriculum Relevance
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Links

Shostakovich
www.shostakovich.org
A website devoted to the great Soviet composer

Prokofiev
www. prokofiev.org
A detailed website about the great Soviet composer

Kurt Weill Foundation for Music
www.kwf.org
Official website of The Kurt Weill Foundation

The German Way
www.german-way.com
Interesting website which, in the cinema section, explores the lives and work of many of the German and Austrian composers who lived and worked in America, including Korngold.

Miles Davis
www.miles-davis.com
Official website of the jazz musician Miles Davis

John Coltrane
www.johncoltrane.com
Official website of the jazz musician John Coltrane

Charlie 'Yardbird' Parker
www.cmgww.com/music/parker
Official website of the jazz musician Charlie Parker