but the fact remains that the clinging tendrils of modernism and post-modernism, set against an increasingly secular social backdrop, continue to give rise to music which many performers and ...

Shostakovich, in particular, was persecuted by the Soviet regime when his music was thought to be too ‘modern’ or élitist, meaning he was forced to write in two styles - symphonies for the authorities ...

videoMinimalism and the advance of music technology In this short film Howard Goodall explores the rise of modern popular music such as hip hop and looks at music technology and sampling.