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* Leo X and the Sistine Chapel

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by JOHN SHEARMAN
Dr Shearman, Reader in the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute in London, has been reading the diary of Paris de Grassis, papal Master of Ceremonies 1505-1521. He found some new evidence about the way music was performed in the Sistine Chapel, what works of art were commissioned, and Pope Leo's attitude as patron,

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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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