Ramblings
About Music
2.
From Pythagoras to Dr Who
In which we work out, musically speaking, how we arrived here: from vibrating strings to the planets - Ancient Greek music – scales – Scipio’s Dream – Pope Sylvester’s Music School – Boethius and the quadravivium – Gregorian chant – the Cluniac Reforms and polyphony – the rise of science – romantic distractions – experiment and technology.
2.
From Pythagoras to Dr Who
In which we work out, musically speaking, how we arrived here: from vibrating strings to the planets - Ancient Greek music – scales – Scipio’s Dream – Pope Sylvester’s Music School – Boethius and the quadravivium – Gregorian chant – the Cluniac Reforms and polyphony – the rise of science – romantic distractions – experiment and technology.
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Route 2: From Pythagoras to Dr Who
Click on a topic for short summaries of this section and information about the walk itself. Greece Early Middle Ages Late Middle Ages Renaissance Baroque Classical Romantic Contemporary Link to Chapter 3 |
Offa's Dyke: Monmouth to Pandy
Pasture Land and Meadows through Sheep Country, 16 m Walk Date: Sunday, 25th May with violinist, Chris Wooldridge |