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Music in the Age of Copernicus

Kraków was one of Europe 's main cultural and commercial...

Mazurkas and Christmas Lullabies

The tradition of the East-Central European carol is long and...

Imperial Rivalry with the Russian Empire

During the nineteenth century, Great Britain and Russia engaged in...

The face of Charles Dickens - portraits of the great author

Charles Dickens was drawn, painted and photographed more than most...

Irony in music from the Soviet Union

This lecture concert explored how irony was used in music...

St Stanislaus and Student Revelries

The Lisbon Earthquake: Two hundred and fifty years on

On 1 November 1755, Lisbon was devastated by a massive...

Our Marble Tribute

Between 1795 and 1815, the British Government spent an amazing...

Music in History

How well served is music in general and cultural histories...

Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8

This is a discussion with the Shostakovich scholar Professor David...