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Series 1
Four-part documentary series in which actor and former chorister Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music.
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Episodes
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Sacred Music
A special concert for Easter from LSO St Luke's in London, performed by choir The Sixteen.
Mar 2008
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Sacred Music
How Martin Luther had a profound effect on the development of sacred music.
Apr 2008
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Sacred Music
Simon Russell Beale explores Renaissance Rome and the music of the enigmatic Palestrina.
Mar 2008
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Sacred Music
Thomas Tallis and William Byrd were important composers in England's musical Renaissance.
Apr 2008
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Sacred Music
Simon Russell Beale visits Notre Dame and finds the key to the development of polyphony.
Mar 2008