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Discovering Music

Discovering Music explores pieces of music in detail, providing a unique insight into the inner workings of a millennium of musical history.

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    The English Viol Consort

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    Available since Sunday with 2 days left.

    Catherine Bott, Laurence Dreyfus and Phantasm on the Golden Age of English viol music.

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Discovering Music Newsletter

Sign up for our monthly newsletter containing detailed listening notes for students and teachers.

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Online Video Library - Pictures at an Exhibition

View a complete performance of the work, a detailed analysis, and a discussion of the background to the music.

Video Library

Online Video Glossary

Find out what musical terms mean, and view online videos of how they sound in music.

Online video glossary

Sample Discovering Music Newsletter

View a sample of the Discovering Music letter from October 2009.

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