Four-part documentary series in which actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music. He begins his journey at Notre Dame in Paris, where an enigmatic medieval music manuscript provides the key to the early development of polyphony - music of 'many voices'. Featuring music performed by members of the award-winning choir The Sixteen, conducted by Harry Christophers.
Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music. He begins at Notre Dame in Paris, where he finds the key to the development of polyphony.
Renowned actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explored the flowering of Western sacred music in this four part documentary series for BBC FOUR.<link rel="canonical" href="http://www-dev.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-sacred-music-the-gothic-revolution" /> The OpenLearn team. So how does all this free learning content make its way to you from the brains of Open University experts? The answer is the OpenLearn team who work with academics to make this website available to the world for free.<br />First published on Fri, 30 Nov 2012 as <a href="http://www-dev.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-sacred-music-the-gothic-revolution">OU on the BBC: Sacred Music - The Gothic Revolution</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www-dev.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2012
Renowned actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explored the flowering of Western sacred music in this four part documentary series for BBC FOUR.<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-sacred-music-the-gothic-revolution" /> The OpenLearn team. So how does all this free learning content make its way to you from the brains of Open University experts? The answer is the OpenLearn team who work with academics to make this website available to the world for free.<br />First published on Fri, 30 Nov 2012 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-sacred-music-the-gothic-revolution">OU on the BBC: Sacred Music - The Gothic Revolution</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2012
Renowned actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explored the flowering of Western sacred music in this four part documentary series for BBC FOUR.<link rel="canonical" href="http://www-dev.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-sacred-music-the-gothic-revolution" /> The OpenLearn team. So how does all this free learning content make its way to you from the brains of Open University experts? The answer is the OpenLearn team who work with academics to make this website available to the world for free.<br />First published on Fri, 30 Nov 2012 as <a href="http://www-dev.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-sacred-music-the-gothic-revolution">OU on the BBC: Sacred Music - The Gothic Revolution</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www-dev.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2012
Renowned actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explored the flowering of Western sacred music in this four part documentary series for BBC FOUR.<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-sacred-music-the-gothic-revolution" /> The OpenLearn team. So how does all this free learning content make its way to you from the brains of Open University experts? The answer is the OpenLearn team who work with academics to make this website available to the world for free.<br />First published on Fri, 30 Nov 2012 as <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/tv/ou-on-the-bbc-sacred-music-the-gothic-revolution">OU on the BBC: Sacred Music - The Gothic Revolution</a>. To find out more visit The Open University's <a href="http://www.open.edu/openlearn/ole-home-page">Openlearn</a> website. Copyright 2012
