Gresham College Lectures
Gresham College has been providing free public lectures since 1597, making us London's oldest higher education institution. This podcast offers our recorded lectures that are free to access from the Gresham College website, or our YouTube channel.
Gresham College Lectures
Adventures of Portuguese 'Ancient Music' in Eighteenth-Century London
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Ancient music' enjoyed a vogue in eighteenth-century London, with professional and amateur music societies, including the Academy of Ancient Music and the Madrigal Society, meeting regularly to perform sixteenth- and seventeenth-century polyphony. This lecture explores a striking aspect of London's cultural life, and reveals how the music of a Portuguese composer - Duarte Lobo - made its way into the favoured repertory of the City's musical antiquarians.
Dr Owen Rees, Queen's College Oxford
Dr Owen Rees, Queen's College Oxford