Ivan Hewett investigates five very different chords to test the concept that harmony is a reflection of history.
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Ivan Hewett reveals five groups of notes which continue to resonate down the centuries.
Ivan Hewett examines a chord from Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.
Ivan Hewett examines the chord of C major as found in Terry Riley's In C.
Ivan Hewett and composer David Matthews introduce a significant chord from Mahler's 10th.
Ivan Hewett introduces a significant chord from Wagner's opera, Tristan und Isolde.
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