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Music: Classical (6 programmes)

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  1. The Story of Allegri's Miserere

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    Available since Friday with 4 days left.

    The story behind Allegri's Miserere, one of the most popular pieces of sacred music.

  2. Sacred Music Bach and the Lutheran Legacy

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    Available since last Monday with 18 hours left.

    4/4. How Martin Luther had a profound effect on the development of sacred music.

  3. Sacred Music Tallis, Byrd and the Tudors

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    Available since last Monday with 17 hours left.

    3/4. Thomas Tallis and William Byrd were important composers in England's musical Renaissance.

  4. Sacred Music Palestrina and the Popes

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    Available since last Monday with 16 hours left.

    2/4. Simon Russell Beale explores Renaissance Rome and the music of the enigmatic Palestrina.

  5. Sacred Music The Gothic Revolution

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    Available since last Monday with 15 hours left.

    1/4. Simon Russell Beale visits Notre Dame and finds the key to the development of polyphony.

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