Summary With the growth of music from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance came a blending of many voices. Palestrina and Gabrieli are but two of the early composers featured. Yehudi Menuhin traces the development of vocal music and forms of musical notation from the chants of Buddhist monks to the massed choirs of the Renaissance. Also: Ravi Shankar discusses Indian music, in which ornamentation and melodic purity evolved in place of harmony.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Yehudi Menuhin The Toronto Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis James DePreist
Genres : Music Documentary
Countries of origin : United States Canada
Language : English
Production companies : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Ontario Educational Communications Authority (OECA) Mississippi Educational Television
Summary With the growth of music from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance came a blending of many voices. Palestrina and Gabrieli are but two of the early composers featured. Yehudi Menuhin traces the development of vocal music and forms of musical notation from the chants of Buddhist monks to the massed choirs of the Renaissance. Also: Ravi Shankar discusses Indian music, in which ornamentation and melodic purity evolved in place of harmony.
Genres : Music Documentary
Countries of origin : United States Canada
Language : English
Production companies : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Ontario Educational Communications Authority (OECA) Mississippi Educational Television