{"product_id":"9781446484548","title":"Big Bangs","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe dramatic story of five key turning points in a thousand years of Western music - discoveries that changed the course of history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho first invented 'Doh Re Mi...'?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do we mean by \"in tune\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking back down the corridor of a thousand years, Howard Goodall guides us through the stories of five seismic developments in the history of Western music. His \"big bangs\" may not be the ones we expect - some are surprising and some are so obvious we overlook them - but all have had an extraordinary impact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoodall starts with the invention of notation by an 11th-century Italian monk, which removed the creation of music from the hands of the players to the pens of the composers; moves on to the first opera; then to the invention of the piano, and ends with the story of the first recording made in history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoward Goodall has the gift of making these complicated musical advances both clear and utterly fascinating. Racy and vivid in a narrative full of colourful characters and graphic illustrations of technical processes, he also gives a wonderful sense of the culture of trial and error and competition, be it in 11th-century Italy or 19th-century America, in which all progress takes place. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Bangs \u003c\/i\u003eopens a window on the crucial moments in our musical culture - discoveries that made possible everything from Bach to the Beatles - and tells us a riveting story of a millennium of endeavour.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154747670768,"sku":"9781446484548","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781446484548_p0.jpg?v=1763817198","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781446484548","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}