A fascinating documentary on how musicians were trained in the 18th century and how their methods might help children learning music today is being aired on BBC Radio 3 this Sunday. The programme will paint a picture of 18th century Naples where poverty, disease and prostitution were rife, resulting in a large number of abandoned children.
Many of the children were taken in by conservatories that trained them as musicians and composers, a lucrative trade at the time. Our academics can now be interviewed for broadcast via our new Globelynx fixed camera facility at the University.
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Home Press releases. Print Email this Page. Lessons from history Nicholas Baragwanath is an experienced broadcaster who regularly writes and presents programmes for BBC Radio 3. Dr Baragwanath explores this unusual but effective music education system which enabled disadvantaged children to compose immaculate operas and symphonies by their early teens.
Some, like Pergolesi and Scarlatti, became famous artists and composers who were welcomed into rich and royal circles and whose works are still performed today. Recently uncovered by scholars, 18th century music training methods are gaining currency in a modern system which is often criticised for stifling individualism.
