Music Appreciation
From the Beatles to opera, and the Middle Ages to today, come and discover some amazing music and the often complex relationship between composers, society, music and ideas.
The Rolling Stones versus The Beatles
<p>You either like the Rolling Stones or The Beatles. Right? The two greatest bands of the sixties were constant competitors, trying to best each other at every turn. We track each band, album by
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Happy Birthday Beethoven!
<p>Celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday on 17 December! The music of Ludwig van Beethoven is some of the most famous of the classical repertoire. And the story of the man behind the music is just as
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Evocations of the Pastoral World
<p>Inspirational pastoral music, spanning the Baroque, Classical and early Romantic eras: Corelli, Bach, Handel, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert and Berlioz. The serenity of the music will be
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Popular Music: 1970 to 1974
<p>Whilst the late sixties were the most creative in rock music, pop music continued to evolve into the seventies and beyond. We will play hear and listen to the music of this period. America, UK,
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Music and the Senses - From the Renaissance to the Early 20th Century
<p>Explore music that has been composed explicitly to celebrate the five senses, from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. These themes embrace the playing and hearing of musical instruments,
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Fats, The Innovator and The Killer: The Kings of Rock Piano
<p>Enjoy a retrospective of the three greatest Rock pianists from the origins of the genre. Fats Domino brought Blues and New Orleans Creole culture to early rock; Little Richard introduced the
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Music Inspired by the Land, Air and Sea, Art and the Word
<p>In these lectures, we will discuss how composers have been inspired by nature – the land, air and sea and by other art forms – art and the written word, Composers have developed techniques to
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Regietheater: The Freedom to Interpret
<p>In recent years, we’ve heard a lot about director’s theatre or, more commonly, the German term <em>regietheater</em>. <em>Regietheater</em> describes the artistic license granted to directors to
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An Evening with Tchaikovsky
<p>Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky created some of the most well-loved music of the classical repertoire, including Swan Lake, the Nutcracker Suite and the 1812 Overture as well as his wonderful symphonies
...Popular Music: 1975 to 1979
<p>Whilst the late sixties were the most creative in rock music, pop music continued to evolve into the seventies and beyond. We will play hear and listen to the music of this period from America, UK,
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