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A journey of discovery, weaving music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.

A weekly journey of discovery, weaving together a range of music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.

Words and Music: Rain

Rain

15/07/2012

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Texts and music on the theme of rain, with readings by Tim McMullan and Emily Taaffe.

Texts and music on the theme of rain, with readings by Tim McMullan and Emily Taaffe. Including Clare, Hardy and Emily Dickinson, plus music from Sibelius, Finzi and Debussy.

The rainstorm is an invitation to pause and step outside the normal stream of everyday time and to reflect or remember; for some an irritant, for others an opportunity and for others a reminder of the power of nature or God and the impotence of man.

In this edition of Words and Music Tim McMullan and Emily Taaffe read poems and prose by John Clare, Thomas Hardy and Emily Dickinson with music from Sibelius, Finzi and Debussy.

Producer: Natalie Steed.

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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