The eighth of 20 monthly documentaries surveying the range and diversity of 20th-century music. The End of Time. During the 20th century, the language of music has expanded beyond Stravinsky's wildest dreams: the elements of rhythm. harmony and melody have been repeatedly refined and reinvented. In the first of three programmes introduced by Samuel West. composers Elliott Carter , Pierre Boulez , John Tavener , Steve Reich , Alexander Goehr ,
Stephen Sondheim and Thomas Ades discuss rhythm and notation. Written by John Drinkwater Producer Antony Pitts