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The Early Music Show

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Performance and news from the world of early music.

An exploration of early music, looking at early developments in musical performance and composition in Britain and abroad. UK only: please note that not all episodes are podcast.

The Early Music Show: Royal Wedding Music

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Royal Wedding Music

30/04/2011

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Royal Wedding Music

Catherine Bott and James O'Donnell discuss music at past royal weddings.

Catherine Bott talks to James O'Donnell, organist and master of the choristers at Westminster Abbey, about the inclusion of early music in previous royal weddings.

To celebrate the most recent Royal Wedding, Catherine Bott and James O'Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey and someone who played a major part in the performance of the music at the ceremony, discuss the early music of previous royal weddings. They talk about the choice of venues and composers, and play music by, among others, Handel and Boyce, and also movements from a mass by Tomas Luis de Victoria - some of the music that was performed in the marriages of George III, and a more recent Royal Wedding in Spain which featured much Baroque music.

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