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The Music Machine

on BBC Radio 3

Tommy Pearson explores the origins of the orchestra. When did it begin? Who was the first composer to write for an orchestra? Is the make-up of an orchestra always exactly the same?

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Tommy Pearson

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

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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