Sacred Music
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Sacred Music

Series 1, The Gothic Revolution

Four-part documentary series in which actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music. He begins his journey at Notre Dame in Paris, where an enigmatic medieval music manuscript provides the key to the early development of polyphony - music of 'many voices'. Featuring music performed by members of the award-winning choir The Sixteen, conducted by Harry Christophers.

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First Broadcast21 Mar 2008
Latest Broadcast9 Mar 2010
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Arts, Culture & the MediaClassicalDocumentariesHarry ChristophersHistoryManuscriptNotre Dame de ParisPolyphonyReligion & EthicsReligious music