Making of Music - Series 1
Series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music
Making of Music - Series 1 - Albertopolis
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected music. 30/30. Albertopolis: The Royal Albert Hall opened in 1871 with a Prince championing both music and culture.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Bach in Leipzig
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected classical music. 15/30: Bach in Leipzig. J S Bach produced some of the most sublime church music ever written.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Bach's St Matthew Passion
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected music. 16/30: Bach's St Matthew Passion. The recurring choral theme had a profound effect on the history of music.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Beethoven
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected music. 24/30: Beethoven. The great German composer worked at a time of seismic change in Europe.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Beethoven's Eroica
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected music. 25/30. Beethoven's Eroica. The composer allegedly removed his dedication to Napoleon from the manuscript.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Burgundy
James Naughtie presents a series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music. 4/30: 4: Burgundy. Composers Guillaume Dufay and Gilles Binchois.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Elizabeth I
James Naughtie presents a series chronicling the historical influences that affected classical music. 9/30. Elizabeth I. The late 16th century was a golden age for English music.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Grand Opera
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected music. 29/30. Grand Opera: In the first half of the 19th Century, Italy consummated its love affair with opera.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Handel
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected music. 17/30: Handel. German-born composer George Frideric made English music great.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Haydn and the Esterhazys
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected music. 20/30: Haydn and the Esterhazys. Joseph Haydn lived mainly in his patrons' palace, writing music on demand.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Mozart
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected music. 21/30: Mozart. In the middle of the 18th century composers needed patrons, but this was soon to change.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected music. 22/30: Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. The play on which Mozart's opera was based was banned by Louis XVI.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Music and Society
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected music. 19/30: Music and Society. By the late 1700s, music was becoming part of the social fabric.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Notre Dame
James Naughtie presents a series about the historical influences that affected the course of classical music. 2/30: Notre Dame. Construction of Paris's cathedral began in 1163.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Origins
James Naughtie presents a series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music. 1/30. Origins. Classical music began in churches and monasteries.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Rameau and the Philosophes
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected music. 17/30: Rameau and the Philosophes. Paris during the 1750s was the centre of a clash of cultural ideas.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Schubert and the Piano
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected music. 26/30. Schubert and the Piano.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - The Counter Reformation
James Naughtie's series chronicling the historical influences affecting classical music. 7/30. The Counter Reformation. Palestrina became accidentally embroiled in church politics.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - The French Revolution
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected music. 23/30: The French Revolution. La Marseillaise became a national anthem.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - The Puritans
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected classical music. 13/30: The Puritans. Cromwell not only liked music but also employed former royal composers.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - The Reformation
James Naughtie presents a series chronicling the historical influences that affected classical music. 6/30: The Reformation. Martin Luther changed religion and religious music.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - The Reformation
James Naughtie's series chronicling the historical influences that affected classical music. 10/30: The Birth of Opera. The idea of telling a story in music proved hugely popular.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - The Renaissance
James Naughtie presents a series chronicling the historical influences that affected classical music. 5/30: The Renaissance. Josquin Desprez wrote a mass immortalising his patron.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - The Restoration
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected classical music. 14/30: The Restoration. The return of Charles II from exile heralded a revival in English music.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - The Sun King
James Naughtie presents a series chronicling the historical influences that affected classical music. 11/30: The Sun King. Jean-Baptiste Lully became the composer to Louis XIV.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - The Violin
James Naughtie presents a series chronicling the historical influences that affected classical music. 12/30: The Violin. Design of the violin was perfected in Cremona around 1700.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Troubadours
James Naughtie presents a series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music. 3/30: Troubadours. Itinerant players entertained the nobility.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Venice
James Naughtie's series chronicling the historical influences that affected classical music. 8/30. Venice. Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli wrote music that filled St Mark's Basilica.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Virtuosi
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected music. 28/30. Virtuosi: In the 1820s and 30s, audiences craved virtuosi performances.
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Making of Music - Series 1 - Weber and German Romanticism
James Naughtie's series on the historical influences that affected music. 27/30. Weber and German Romanticism.
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