Soul Music is a music documentary series on BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2000, which aims to focus on the emotional impact of famous pieces of music.[1] The works chosen can be anything from classical, popular, jazz or religious. The first episode examined Sir Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor.[2]
The programme does not have a presenter, but features a montage of interviews interspersed with clips of the work in question. Each programme usually has three to five contributors who have a personal story connected to the piece of music. One is usually a musicologist, conductor or performer who discusses the background to the work or composer, the other contributors are people who have a personal story connected to the piece.[3] For example, a 2010 episode on Gabriel Fauré's Requiem featured Fauré biographer Jessica Duchen discussing the history of the work; veteran choral conductor Sir David Willcocks, who reflected on his experience in the artillery during World War II; Christina Schmid, widow of Staff Sergeant Olaf SchmidGC; and Paul Hawkins, vicar of St Pancras New Church, who organised a performance the weekend after the 7 July 2005 London bombings.[4]
soul, music, radio, series, soul, music, music, documentary, series, radio, first, broadcast, november, 2000, which, aims, focus, emotional, impact, famous, pieces, music, works, chosen, anything, from, classical, popular, jazz, religious, first, episode, exam. Soul Music is a music documentary series on BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in November 2000 which aims to focus on the emotional impact of famous pieces of music 1 The works chosen can be anything from classical popular jazz or religious The first episode examined Sir Edward Elgar s Cello Concerto in E minor 2 Soul MusicRunning time28 minutesCountry of originUnited KingdomLanguage s EnglishHome stationBBC Radio 4Original release26 November 2000 presentWebsiteSoul MusicThe programme does not have a presenter but features a montage of interviews interspersed with clips of the work in question Each programme usually has three to five contributors who have a personal story connected to the piece of music One is usually a musicologist conductor or performer who discusses the background to the work or composer the other contributors are people who have a personal story connected to the piece 3 For example a 2010 episode on Gabriel Faure s Requiem featured Faure biographer Jessica Duchen discussing the history of the work veteran choral conductor Sir David Willcocks who reflected on his experience in the artillery during World War II Christina Schmid widow of Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid GC and Paul Hawkins vicar of St Pancras New Church who organised a performance the weekend after the 7 July 2005 London bombings 4 Soul Music has been broadcast for 26 series as of 2020 and has featured works as diverse as Feed the Birds from Mary Poppins George Butterworth s A Shropshire Lad Rhapsody Glen Campbell s Wichita Lineman and the hymn Dear Lord and Father of Mankind 1 Antonia Quirke writing in the New Statesman notes that each episode is produced by one person and can take up to five years before a suitable range of speakers can be compiled citing the episode on Richard Wagner s Siegfried Idyll 3 References edit a b Soul Music BBC Radio 4 Retrieved 5 August 2020 Soul Music episode 1 BBC Genome Retrieved 5 August 2020 a b Quirke Antonia 3 May 2018 Soul Music is Radio 4 s greatest labour of love New Statesman Series 10 Faure Requiem 21 September 2010 External links editSoul Music at BBC Online nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soul Music radio series amp oldid 1185375812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
