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Flowers for Mother's Day

Series: Harmonia Early Music
From: WFIU
Length: 00:58:58

An hour-long program of early music, celebrating Mother's Day with flower-themed music. Read the full description.

Flora-sandro_botticelli_040_small Harmonia offers a gift of flowers to celebrate Mother's Day, as we explore flower themes in music, with a special focus on the rose, a symbol of love and beauty. Plus, later, we'll hear a featured release of Christopher Simpson's "The Monthes."  Includes music by Thomas Campion, Clemens non Papa, Tomas De Torrejon Y Velasco, Francisco Guerrero, and more...

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Piece Description

Harmonia offers a gift of flowers to celebrate Mother's Day, as we explore flower themes in music, with a special focus on the rose, a symbol of love and beauty. Plus, later, we'll hear a featured release of Christopher Simpson's "The Monthes."  Includes music by Thomas Campion, Clemens non Papa, Tomas De Torrejon Y Velasco, Francisco Guerrero, and more...

Timing and Cues

Flowers for Mother's Day
Program # 710
TIMINGS & CUES / PLAYLIST
FROM: WFIU-Bloomington
Total Program Length: 59:00

ACCUM TIME:
00:00 Segment 1: Program Intro
Incue: Theme Music
01:00 Segment 2: Optional Cutaway for News
06:00 Segment 3
20:18 [14:18 into file SEG 3] FLOATING BREAK (:29 music bed)
Outcue:. "...on Facebook or follow our updates all week long on Twitter. Just search for Harmonia."
28:17 Segment 4: MIDPOINT BREAK (:59 music bed)
Outcue: "...I'm Angela Mariani."
29:17 Segment 5
41:20 [12:03 into file SEG 5] FLOATING BREAK (:29 music bed)
Outcue: "...and podcasts can be found online at harmonia early music dot org."
59:00 End Program
Outcue: "...for the next edition of Harmonia." (Theme Music)

PROMO: Harmonia offers a gift of flowers to celebrate Mother's Day, as we explore flower themes in music, with a special focus on the rose, a symbol of love and beauty. Plus, later, we'll hear a featured release of Christopher Simpson's "The Monthes."

PLAYLIST

Time Capsule Music Bed:
Kerstin Frödin, recorder
Works of Sandström, Broman, Hotteterre, Blavet, Telemann, and Shinohara
KMH (1999)
Anonymous
Tr. 1: Belicha (excerpt)

Violin Sonatas
W.A. Mozart
Petra Müllejans, violin, and Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano
Harmonia Mundi 2009 B001LJL530
Tr. 5: Sonata In G, K 379/373A, I.Allegro (4:20)

Program Topic A.:
The Queen: Music for Queen Elizabeth I
The Toronto Consort/David Fallis
Marquis Music 2009 B001UE9B6O
Francis Pilkington
Tr. 19: "With fragrant flowers" (2:55)

Tombeau: Complete Trios Sonatas
Jean Fery Rebel
Ensemble Rebel/Joerg-Michael Schwarz
Harmonia Mundi 1997 B000001TZP
Tr. 1: "La Flora" (7:37)

The Emma Kirkby Collection
Emma Kirkby and Ensembles
Hyperion 1987 B000002ZJG
Thomas Campion
Tr. 2: "Now hath Flora robbed her bowers" (2:55)

:29 Floating Break Music Bed:
Phillips, Galliard Dolorosa, Bertrand Cuiller

Program Topic B:
Song of Songs
Stile Antico
Harmonia Mundi 2009 B001NZA02O
Clemens Non Papa
Tr. 1: "Ego flos campi" (6:00)

Theme Music Bed: Ensemble Alcatraz, Danse Royale, Elektra Nonesuch 79240-2 [ASIN: B000005J0B], T.12: La Prime Estampie Royal

:59 Midpoint Break Music Bed:
Saltarello e Piva, Dalza, Accordone

Program Topic C:
Avecillas Sonoras
Musica Temprana/Adrian Rodriguez van der Spoel
Etcetera 2008 B0013PS4L8
Tomás De Torrejón Y Velasco
Tr. 8: "De esta rosa tan bella" (4:02)

Humori: Carnival and Lent - The Theater of the Humors
Les Voix Baroques and Consort Les Voix Humaines
ATMA 2009 B001LKLKUC
Andrea Gabrieli
Tr. 12: "Due rose fresche" (3:45)

Sevilla circa 1560
La Trulla de Bozes
Passacaille 2002 B00006LVGW
Francisco Guerrero
Tr. 15: En tanto que de rosa y azucena (3:45)

:29 Floating Break Music Bed:
Morley, La Volta, New London Consort

Featured Release:
The Seasons, The Monthes, & other divisions of Time - I
Christopher Simpson
Sophie Watillon, viola da gamba, and Ensemble
Alpha 2005 B000A0HFY4
Tr. 7: March (4:23)
Tr. 14: April (4:00)
Tr. 15: May (4:33)

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