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Paul Gambaccini presents radio's widest-ranging music quiz.

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BBC Radio 4 - Counterpoint, Series 27, Episode 1

Paul Gambaccini chairs the first in a new series of the general knowledge music quiz.

Paul Gambaccini chairs the first programme in a new series of the general knowledge music quiz, featuring contestants from London and Essex.

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Which rock group's songs have inspired a recent work by the great American modernist composer Steve Reich? And in which music-related field is the work of Herman Leonard, Francis Wolff and Chuck Stewart particularly notable? 

Paul Gambaccini welcomes the first trio of contestants in the 2013 series of the general knowledge music quiz. Over the next three months, music lovers will play in a knockout competition to find the brightest musical brain in Britain, who will be crowned the 27th annual Counterpoint champion. Questions cover the classical repertoire along with jazz, show tunes, film music, and sixty years of the pop charts. 

In Heat 1 the contestants come from London and Essex. They'll have to display their knowledge of music in all its variety, including tackling questions on a completely unforeseen specialist subject. There are plenty of musical extracts of all kinds to identify, both familiar and surprising.

Producer: Paul Bajoria.

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