Sacred Music - Series 1
Episode 1/4: The Gothic Revolution
Four-part documentary series in which actor and former chorister Simon
Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music. He begins
his journey at Notre Dame in Paris, where an enigmatic medieval music
manuscript provides the key to the early development of polyphony -
music of 'many voices'. Featuring music performed by members of the
award-winning choir The Sixteen, conducted by Harry Christophers.
Episode 2/4: Palestrina and the Popes
Documentary series in which actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music.
He
uncovers the links between the papal intrigues of Renaissance Rome and
the music of the enigmatic Palestrina, whose work is considered by many
to be unsurpassed in its spiritual perfection. The art and architecture
of the Italian High Renaissance are accompanied by a performance from
the award-winning choir The Sixteen, conducted by founder Harry
Christophers.
Episode 3/4: Tallis,Byrd and the Tudors
Four-part documentary series in which Simon Russell Beale explores the
flowering of Western sacred music. Beale takes us back to Tudor England,
a country in turmoil as monarchs change the national religion and Roman
Catholicism is driven underground. In telling the story of Thomas
Tallis and William Byrd, two composers at the centre of England's own
musical Renaissance, Beale visits parish churches, great cathedrals and a
private home where Catholic music would have been performed in secret.
Episode 4/4: Bach and the Lutheran Legacy
Four-part documentary series in which Simon Russell Beale explores the
flowering of Western sacred music. With music performed by The Sixteen,
conducted by Harry Christophers, Beale explores how Martin Luther,
himself a composer, had a profound effect on the development of sacred
music, re-defining the role of congregational singing and the use of the
organ in services. Ultimately, these reforms would shape the world of
JS Bach and inspire him to write some of the greatest sacred music.
Source: BBC Sacred Music
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