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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: York Early Music Festival 2016: The City Musick

24/07/2016

York Early Music Festival 2016: The City Musick

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, York Early Music Festival 2016: The City Musick

Lucie Skeaping presents the City Musick in concert at the 2016 York Early Music Festival.

Lucie Skeaping presents a concert given at the 2016 York Early Music Festival by the City Musick, a band featuring flute, lute, cittern, bandora, treble and bass viols.

Lucie Skeaping presents a concert from the 2016 York Early Music Festival, featuring The City Musick - "The Topping Tooters of the Town: the Waits in Shakespeare's London". With music by Anthony Holborne, Clement Woodcock, John Coprario, Thomas Ravenscroft, Richard Allison and John Adson. 

"Why these are the city waits, who play every winter's night through the
streets to rouse each lazy drone to family duty. These are the topping tooters
of the town, and have gowns, silver chains, and salaries, for playing
'Lilliburlero' to my Lord Mayor's horse through the city."
(Ned Ward, The London Spy, 1709).

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