Howard Goodall's Story of Music

The Age of Invention

Directed by Francis Hanly
TV-PG
S1 • E2    Feb 1, 2013
Howard Goodall looks at the extraordinarily fertile musical period between 1650 and 1750, in which many of the musical innovations we take for granted today were invented. The orchestra; the overture, which led, ultimately, to the symphony; satisfying chord sequences, which gave music a forward momentum; modern tuning, which, for the first time, allowed composers to move from one key to any other they chose, and for different instruments to easily play together; the concerto, the oratorio, and, not least, the piano.

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Cast of The Age of Invention

  • Howard GoodallSelf - Presenter / Writer
  • Nicola BenedettiSelf - soloist
  • Rachel MajorSelf - soloist
  • Elin Manahan ThomasSelf - soloist
  • Noah StewartSelf - soloist
  • Sacconi QuartetThemselves
  • Laila DialloSelf - dancer
  • Luke BirchSelf - dancer
  • Lee ClaydenSelf - dancer
  • Maho IharaSelf - dancer
  • KeaneSelf
  • Billy JoelSelf
  • The Moody BluesThemselves
  • Procol HarumThemselves
  • Francis HanlyDirector
  • Caroline PageProducer

 

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