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The Making of Music

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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

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Origins

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

James Naughtie looks at classical music origins in churches and monasteries.

Origins: James Naughtie looks at how history shaped classical music, with origins in the churches and monasteries of the Christian world.

James Naughtie discovers how history has shaped classical music. The origins of this music begin in the churches and monasteries of the Christian world, from Constantinople in the East to Iona in Scotland. The building blocks of classical music were formed. 

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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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