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Valentine's Special: Immortal Beloved

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

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732-botticelli-venus_small Harmonia sings love's praises with words by Petrarch and from the Song of Solomon.  We'll also celebrate the iconic lovers Robin and Marion.  And in all love stories, there's conflict.  So, we'll explore the theme of war and peace on a featured release by Le Parlement de Musique.  

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Piece Description

Harmonia sings love's praises with words by Petrarch and from the Song of Solomon.  We'll also celebrate the iconic lovers Robin and Marion.  And in all love stories, there's conflict.  So, we'll explore the theme of war and peace on a featured release by Le Parlement de Musique.  

Transcript

PLAYLIST

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

There were three Ravens: Songs, rounds and catches by Thomas Ravenscroft
The Consort of Musicke
Virgin Classics 1991 / B00000DNUI
T.20: The Wooing of Hodge and Malkyn (4:40) (excerpt)

Program Topic A:
Gentil mia donna
Ensemble Fuoco e Cenere
Arion 2004 B004G5R9CC
Francesco Landini (c. 1325-97)
Tr. 3 - Lasso di donna (2'49")

Lassus: Il Canzoniere di Messer Francesco Petrarca
Huelgas Ensemble / Paul van Nevel
Harmonia Mundi France 2004 B0001WECNI
Orlande de Lasuss (c. 1532-94)
Tr. 5 - Cantai, hor piango (4'43")

Andrea Gabrieli: The Madrigal in Venice . . .
I Fagiolini and The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble / Robert Hollingworth
Chandos 2003 B00009AQMA
Andrea Gabrieli (c. 1532-85)
Tr. 8 - O passi sparsi,...
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Timing and Cues

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
19:01 [13:01 into file SEG 3] FLOATING BREAK (:29 music bed)
Outcue: "... all week long on Twitter. Just search for Harmonia."
30:55 Segment 4: MIDPOINT BREAK (:59 music bed)
Outcue: "...I'm Angela Mariani."
31:55 Segment 5
43:01 [11:05 into file SEG 5] FLOATING BREAK (:29 music bed)
Outcue: "... archived episodes, playlists, and podcasts: harmonia early

music dot org."
59:00 End Program
Outcue: "...for the next edition of Harmonia." (Theme Music)

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