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The Early Music Show

Music: Classical: Early Music

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: Michael Praetorius

Michael Praetorius

30/06/2012

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Michael Praetorius

Lucie Skeaping presents a profile of 16th-century German composer Michael Praetorius.

Lucie Skeaping presents a profile of 16th-century German composer Michael Praetorius, most famous for his many Lutheran chorales and for his compendium of dances Terpsichore.

Lucie Skeaping presents a profile of the 16th Century German composer Michael Praetorius, most famous for his many Lutheran chorales and song arrangements, and for his compendium of more than 300 instrumental dances: "Terpsichore". Music includes recordings by David Munrow's Early Music Consort of London, Paul van Nevel's Huelgas Ensemble and Philip Pickett's New London Consort.

First broadcast in June 2012.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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