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Ancient Voices

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4: Voice of Everyman. Popular music-making in the middle ages is shrouded in mystery, an oral tradition whose echoes are all but lost to us. In the final programme in his exploration of medieval music,
Michael Wood turns musical archaeologist: with the aid of present-day performers, he evokes a rowdy world of music that was as much a part of medieval life as the plainchant and ethereal masses. Producers Lyndon Jones and Deborah Preston

Contributors

Music:
Michael Wood
Producers:
Lyndon Jones
Producers:
Deborah Preston
Source: Radio Times

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