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Spirit of the Age

BBC Radio 3
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Pavans, Passamezzos and Paradise From its origins as "a kind of staid music ordained for grave dancing", the pavan became one of the most important and profound instrumental genres of the Renaissance.
George Pratt and John Bryan trace its history with examples by Dowland, William Lawes , Bach and Purcell. Producer Kate Bolton

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George Pratt
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John Bryan
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William Lawes
Producer:
Kate Bolton
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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