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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: Ferrabosco Dynasty

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Ferrabosco Dynasty

03/04/2011

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Ferrabosco Dynasty

Lucie Skeaping presents music by members of the Ferrabosco family.

Lucie Skeaping presents music by members of the Ferrabosco family - Alfonso I and his son - Italian musicians who worked at the English Court during the 16th century.

Lucie Skeaping presents a programme of music by members of the Ferrabosco family, Alfonso I and II - father and son. They were a family of Italian musicians who worked in England for many years at the Elizabethan court. Repertoire in the programme includes fantasias for viols performed by Phantasm, a setting of the Lamentations, and song settings of poems by John Donne and Ben Johnson.

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