A series of talks about music from all over the world, tracing its history from speculations about its beginning right up to the most recent developments.
Composer and lecturer Julian Silverman will provide analysis, comparisons and creative experiments into the various compositional principles and devices which underly the works.
Scores of the musical excerpts will be provided and lecture notes will be available towards the end of the series. The evenings will include plenty of time for general discussion and a sociable drink.