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The Making of Music

Factual: History

Music: Classical

Making of Music

A series chronicling the influences that affected the course of classical music

A series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music

The Making of Music: Series 1

The Making of Music: Series 1: Episode 8: Venice

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Episode 8

Episode 8: Venice

Series 1

Venice

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Making of Music, Series 1, Venice

Uncle and nephew Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli wrote music that filled St Mark's Basilica.

In Venice, Andrea and Giovanni Gabrielli wrote music that filled St Marks Basilica. Classical music history with James Naughtie.

James Naughtie discovers how history has shaped the development of classical music. An uncle and nephew, Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli wrote music that filled St Marks Basilica, using the space as a stage for many voices. The music inspired travellers who passed through the Serene City, then the crossroads of the known world.

Reader: Laurence Fox.
Produced by Rosie Boulton, Sara Conkey, Lucy Lunt
BBC Birmingham.

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Series chronicling the influences that affected the course of classical music

Series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music

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