Five Straight Lines: The Complete History of Music
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Five Straight Lines: The Complete History of Music
39.99 €
Music has shaped the world we live in, from the ancient singers who choreograph the strings of Cythara to the great Ludwig van Beethoven, from harmony and rhythm to modern musicals. But what shaped her? British composer and writer Andrew Gant tells the history of music dating back many centuries: from the moment our ancestors first learned to distinguish pitches and extract noise from instruments, which eventually will become music.
Andrew Gant depicts music in the context of major milestones in our history. Troubadours singing their songs under the arches of medieval castles. Thomas Tallis, who served four different monarchs of the XVI century, including Elizabeth I. "Pirates", printed fake copies of musical works. Jean-Baptiste Lully, whose music delighted the “Sun King” Louis XIV, as well as Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Ella Fitzgerald, David Bowie, Andrew Lloyd Webber and many others – all their lives are closely intertwined on a bright and dramatic, funny and touching canvas of musical history.
Andrew Gant depicts music in the context of major milestones in our history. Troubadours singing their songs under the arches of medieval castles. Thomas Tallis, who served four different monarchs of the XVI century, including Elizabeth I. "Pirates", printed fake copies of musical works. Jean-Baptiste Lully, whose music delighted the “Sun King” Louis XIV, as well as Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Ella Fitzgerald, David Bowie, Andrew Lloyd Webber and many others – all their lives are closely intertwined on a bright and dramatic, funny and touching canvas of musical history.
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