England's Golden Age from 3-7 June

[doversoul1]

This sounds great.

Oriana's Triumphs
The Italian Influence
Composers in Exile
James I's Chapel Royal and the short life of Orlando Gibbons
Thomas Tomkins – a last flowering of the Golden Age

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005nnn

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

This sounds great.

It does!

(Looking forward to a future week devoted to Music from "England's Platinum Age" [c1400-1525-ish] at some later date, too. )

[vinteuil]

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England's Golden Age from 3-7 June

... I always suspected our contribution to music was not of long standing - but this sounds extreme.


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[LeMartinPecheur]

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England's Golden Age from 3-7 June

... I always suspected our contribution to music was not of long standing - but this sounds extreme.


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Thanks dovers; no excuse for missing it now

[doversoul1]

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England's Golden Age from 3-7 June

... I always suspected our contribution to music was not of long standing - but this sounds extreme.


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[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

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I shouldn't worry, dovers - my suggested "Platinum Age" lasted less 90 minutes!

[Richard Tarleton]

There don't seem to be any composers beginning with D listed in the proposed golden Age week either!

[Padraig]

This sounds great.

It does indeed, ds. I was glad to see an old acquaintance listed, and I thought it would be a good time to announce my eventual success at getting an email address, so that I could follow up Orlando Gibbons in particular on iPlayer. But now my main concern is to do with England's Platinum Age, and the lack of 'composers beginning with D.' I don't get either.

[vinteuil]

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... I suspect Richd: T was lamenting the curious absence of Dowland in the Golden Age.

Ferney will be hoping for Dunstaple in the Platinum Age...





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[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I think Richard was referring to Dowland.

I was referring to another "D" - Dunstaple, (and the composers around and just after him: Browne, Powers, Lambe, and the other chaps featured in the Eton Choirbooks etc.)

Not "instead of", you understand - "as well as" in another CotW series.

(Like vinty said )

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Dowland had his own week of programmes 15 months ago, so they may be planning repeating those programmes?

[Padraig]

Dowland of course! But Dunstable escaped me.

I get it now - D for Dunce.

[Richard Tarleton]

I was referring to another "D" - Dunstaple

Indeed - hence my "either" .....but yes, I was forgetting JD had had his own week. He doesn't do too badly, actually, with a couple of BALS under his belt also. .

[doversoul1]

Starting at noon today (the programme, not the golden age)

[Keraulophone]

under his belt also.

Dowland's Belt sounds like an uncharacteristic romp, perhaps in the same vein as Munday's Joy and Nobody's Gigge (Fitz. Virg. Bk).