BSH readers with an interest in music in
general may like to tune into this programme, which gives excepts from
non-fiction books. Sorry I can't quote the book title* as 9.45am is early for
me, but the readings give an interesting outline of musical development from
the beginning of time. On Monday we heard about the earliest pipes and
whistles, although some have said that drums came first as you can bang on many
household implements - do try this at home!
Tuesday outlined how Beethoven, Duke Ellington and Eastern musicians would all have understood the heart and soul of music, and reflected on the music and sound that unborn babies can hear, and the difficulties of interpreting ancient musical notation. At least with art and literature we have words and pictures to help. The writer bemoaned the fact that participation in music is discouraged for adults as so much of our music is performed by 'experts'.
Interesting
listening which I guess you can catch live or on BBC Sounds.
Ann Alex
*(Lance):The Musical Human by Michael Spitzer.
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