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CANNON, FIREWORKS AND SHAWMS

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† by PETER BURKE
Lecturer in History at the University of Sussex
Can we point to any particular social or economic reasons for the remarkable flowering of music in Venice during the century and a half from Willaert to Cavalli? Peter Burke considers some of the special features of Venetian musical patronage, and gives an exuberant example of the way in which the setting could Influence the composition.
This talk is one of several devised to accompany the current series of programmes of music in Venice
Last talk: Michael Levey , June 4

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