The region’s energy, know-how and grit powered the Industrial Revolution. It’s following the same playbook today.

Series in which Suzy Klein explores the transformation of music in the 19th century. In an age of political and industrial revolution, she tells how music became the leading art form.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Before the Industrial Revolution craftspeople made things in their own homes or in small workshops. The new factory ...