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Collective Creativity

Donald Macleod explores how the label ‘Anonymous’ can be used to bring together disparate creators and give their works a shared identity. With Lisa Colton and Fay Hield.

Donald Macleod explores how the label ‘Anonymous’ can be used to bring together disparate creators and give their works a shared identity. Medieval scholar Lisa Colton talks to Donald about the famous ‘Tournai’ mass. Ethnomusicologist Fay Hield discusses how the notion of British folk music grew out of the impulse to collect and catalogue our anonymous songs.

Neapolitan Songs: Barcarola napoletana, La favola dell'uccello grifone
Letizia Calandra, soprano
Valerio Celentano, guitar

La Messe de Tournai: Gloria, Credo
Trio Medieval

The Cruel Mother
Fay Hield, singer

The Bull Ring, The Lady's Bright Knot
Leveret

Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Sir Neville Marriner

Three Dances (arr. Praetorius): La sarabande, Ballet, Bransle de villages
The Parley of Instruments directed by Peter Holman.

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59 minutes

On radio

Tue 9 Jun 202616:00

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  • Tue 9 Jun 202616:00

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