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Composers of the Week: The Court of Frederick the Great

BBC Radio 3
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4: Occasional Music
Royal birthdays, funeral services, successful battles and operas at carnival time: all occasions for music, not forgetting that a large proportion of Prussia's population served in the army and therefore had a constant demand for music for marching!
Peter Williams introduces what he considers to be the overlooked vernacular music of the court: by Frederick himself, and by C P E Bach, C H Graun , J A Hasse and Mozart
(1756-1791).

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Introduces:
Peter Williams
Unknown:
H Graun
Source: Radio Times

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