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Yesterday’s genre, or the music of the future?Creative Commons Image Work found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Philip_Glass_018.jpg / CC BY-SA 3.0

By Dr Ben Winters (The Open University)

18 November 2011

Ben Winters asks about the Symphony after the Second World War  Read more : Yesterday’s genre, or the music of the future?

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A timeline of symphonies from 1900-1945Creative Commons Image an unsung Symphony / Jithin Radhakrishnan / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

By Fiona Richards (The Open University)

17 November 2011

A timeline of the major symphonic works produced in the first half of the 20th Century  Read more : A timeline of symphonies from 1900-1945

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Musical landscapes: the symphony after 1900Creative Commons Image an unsung Symphony / Jithin Radhakrishnan / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

By Fiona Richards (The Open University)

16 November 2011

Fiona Richards looks at the symphony around the world during the first half of the 20th Century  Read more : Musical landscapes: the symphony after 1900

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When was the heyday of the symphony?Creative Commons Image Work found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carl_Wenzel_Zajicek_025.jpg / CC BY-SA 3.0

By Dr Robert Samuels (The Open University)

10 November 2011

Robert Samuels looks back to when symphonies were the way to get noticed in the world of music  Read more : When was the heyday of the symphony?

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What is a symphony, anyway?Creative Commons Image Madera de músico / Jorge Franganillo / http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

By Dr Robert Samuels (The Open University)

01 November 2011

Robert Samuels wonders what it is that makes 200-year-old symphonies worth listening to today  Read more : What is a symphony, anyway?

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Voice of Indian Song Featuring VideoFeaturing Audio Copyrighted ImageUsed with permission

By The iTunes U team (The Open University)

04 March 2010

Traditional Indian singing is intoxicating - but what is it about singing, and listening to others sing, that makes it so significant?  Read more :Voice of Indian Song

Norma Waterson: English Folk Singing Featuring VideoFeaturing Audio Copyrighted ImageUsed with permission

By The iTunes U team (The Open University)

04 March 2010

Song, in its many forms, surrounds us - and may have been a feature of life since the very beginnings of human history.  Read more :Norma Waterson: English Folk Singing

Indian Raga Music Featuring VideoFeaturing Audio Copyrighted ImageUsed with permission

By The iTunes U team (The Open University)

04 March 2010

The music of North India is mesmerising, and shrouded in tradition and culture. There, raga is the art of life - it is the music of the mind.  Read more :Indian Raga Music

The Italian Cantastorie Featuring VideoFeaturing Audio Copyrighted ImageUsed with permission

By The iTunes U team (The Open University)

04 March 2010

Italians are world renowned as passionate people, and their passion feeds through to their music and story telling. This album explores the tradition of the Cantastorie - the Italian Storyteller.  Read more :The Italian Cantastorie

Inuit Throat Singing Featuring VideoFeaturing Audio Copyrighted ImageUsed with permission

By The iTunes U team (The Open University)

28 March 2009

In many cultures, song is perhaps one of the most important traditions.  Read more :Inuit Throat Singing

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