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For many of us, music is an intrinsic part of everyday life, and yet the history of its development and evolution still appears bewilderingly complex and specialised. Goodall solves this with his highly accessible history for music lovers, published to coincide with a major new BBC TV series.
Synopsis
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. This title focuses on what changed when and why, picking out the discoveries that revolutionised man-made sound.
