From pre-Gregorian to post-Modern, this series covers the major periods, styles, forms, composers, and works in the entire span of Western music with superb performances and authoritative narration. Ever unhurried, viewers are permitted to relish entire compositions and generous excerpts from representative period music performed by world-acclaimed artists, orchestras, conductors, operas, and ballet companies around the world. James Galway is the series host. Textbook also available (see item #422). 16-part series, 60 minutes each.

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The Series Includes : Vibrations and Pagan Rites | The First Secular Music | The Renaissance | The Golden Age | Luther and the Reformation | The Advent of Fashion | The Seasons and the Symphony | Vienna | The Revolutionary | The Romantics | Nationalism and Revolution | Land of Our Fathers | The Mighty Fistful | The Turn of the Century | War and Peace | Today and Tomorrow

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