The what and why of music
Shadows of an ancient dance
The eternal sound of gongs
Chanting in the church, singing in the streets
Reason it out, write it down
Old corruption, new thinking
Composers spread their wings
Reforming the Church, educating the people
Sing the words, speak the music
The appeal of dramatic music
Instruments and the rise of the orchestra
Star singers and the opera market
A composer's life at court and in the Church
Enlightenment and revolution
African slaves and fashionable Europe
Storms, on the stage and in the mind
The artist as priest and visionary
Grand and light, sublime and witty
Women playing at home and abroad
Longing for my own country
Westernising and modernising
From blues and ragtime to jazz
Just rattle your jewellery
Music in the 'global village'
Yesterday, today and tomorrow.
