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Is Music Infinite?

This lecture explores the very limits of music: investigating historical...

What makes a piece of music challenging, bland, intriguing, beautiful...

In the early 20th century, the system of tonal harmony...

In this lecture, we shall explore a colourful collection of...

In this lecture, we will delve into the history of...

Composers of tonal music, from the 17th century through to...

The name might sound forbiddingly technical, but the chord is...

The major triad is considered the foundation of tonal music...

Most summers Tudor and Stuart monarchs took their court on...

This lecture will follow the tortuous path of Prokofiev’s transformation into a Soviet artist.