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Burgundy

The Making of MusicSeries 1
Episode 4 of 30

The Burgundy Court was influenced by the musical style of England's John Dunstable. Classical music history with James Naughtie.

James Naughtie discovers how history has shaped the development of classical music. Philip The Good, the Duke of Burgundy funded great musicians Dufay and Binchois. They in turn were influenced by an English composer, John Dunstable. His style was imitated in the Burgundy court and gave music there ' an English countenance.'

Produced by Rosie Boulton, Sara Conkey and Lucy Lunt.
BBC Birmingham.

15 minutes

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Fri 7 Sep 201802:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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