‘Big Bangs’ by Howard Goodall
Big Bangs by Howard Goodall
Big Bangs by Howard Goodall is the dramatic story of five key turning points in a thousand years of Western music – discoveries that changed the course of musical history.
Goodall starts with the invention of notation by an 11th century Italian monk, moves through opera, the invention of the piano and the stories behind the first recordings made in history.
Goodall has the gift of making these somewhat complicated musical advances clear and fascinating with colorful narrative, illustrations and a real sense of the culture of trial and error in musical development.
Big Bangs opens a window on crucial moments in the development of modern musical culture, developments that made every thing possible, from Bach to the Beatles and more!
This book was also produced as a five part television series that took a BAFTA award and is available online.