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Sound the trumpet

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Music plays a key role in the dramatic flow of Shakespeare's plays, according to Philip Pickett, director of music at the Globe Theatre. Shakespeare used musical elements such as trumpet calls for specific purposes, and it is therefore important to get as close as possible to his original intentions. However, it has proved extremely difficult to find songs and instrumental pieces which may have been used in the original Globe theatre.

Interview, Music, Shakespeare, William, Musical performance, Pickett, Philip

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Aiming high

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James Bowman will be celebrating 25 years as a leading counter-tenor in March 1992. After leaving the choir of New College Oxford, he was able to make a successful solo career, at one time having Benjamin Britten writing a part for him. Since the 1980's he has been heavily involved in early music. Bowman is famous for this his voice, his high focussed sound, his long phrases, his clear intonation and diction.

Biography, Countertenors, Countertenors (Singers), Bowman, James

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Lost in the stars

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Medieval composer John Dunstaple is one of the few British composers to have really made an impact abroad. He inspired Binchois and Dufay, and retained a very strong reputation for many years after his death in 1453. He was also a talented astronomer and mathematician, and probably served both as musician and astronomer at the court of John, Duke of Bedford.

Influence, Composers, Dunstable, John

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