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Elizabeth I

The Making of MusicSeries 1
Episode 9 of 30

In the Elizabethan age, composers Byrd and Tallis revealed the religious divide. Classical music history with James Naughtie.

James Naughtie discovers how history has shaped the development of classical music. Two composers, William Byrd and Thomas Tallis, turned the end of the sixteenth century into a golden age for English music, despite being on the wrong side of the political and religious divide.

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

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 14 Sep 201802:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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