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Plainsong and the Rise of European Music

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Vernacular Song
Fourth in a series of 28 programmes showing the pervasive influence of Plainsong on the development of European music. Devised and introduced by Basil Lam
Besides the Provencal of the Troubadours and the Old Northern French of the Trouvères. the programme includes a Minnesinger song attributed to Tannhauser and Spanish and Italian songs from the 13th-century collections of Cantigas and Laude.
Nigel wickens (baritone) with medieval instruments played by MARY REMNANT

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Duced By:
Basil Lam
Played By:
Mary Remnant
Source: Radio Times

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