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Musical Triangles

Julian Bream - Dowland and the Lute (1975-76?)

Introduced by Tim Rice

Recorded at Hatfield House in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England


Tim Rice and Julian Bream discuss John Dowland's likely relationship with Queen Elizabeth I and the royal court. He discusses the Renaissance lute, its Arabic origins and likely migration to Europe through Spain. Dowland's period in Denmark. Dowland the composer and the player.


Performances:

  • Introduction piece - undetermined Dowland piece
  • Queen Elizabeth's Galliard
  • Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard (If my complaints could passions move)
  • The King of Denmark's Galliard (Christianus the fourth, King of Denmarke, his Galliard)
  • Lacrimae Pavan
  • A Fantasy (A Fancy - No. 73)


Julian Bream plays a Rubio lute.


Programme associate Lester Clark

Produced by Simon Buxton

Directed by John Rhodes

Yorkshire Television Production for Thames Television

Musical Triangles on YouTube

Musical Triangles LP 1974

Thames Television

Webmaster's notes:

While our research shows that this television show ran from 1975-1976 with repeat airings in 1977, it appears that the show may have started earlier. There is an LP on Classics for Pleasure label printed in 1974 that was based on the series Musical Triangles that had already aired. We were not able to uncover if an LPs including Julian Bream's segment on the programme was ever available. Instead, another Julian was featured on the LP, classical guitar player Julian Byzantine. Julian Byzantine was a recording artist for Classics for Pleasure and his first LP recording for the label was released in 1975. Julian Bream was on the RCA label and likely contractual issues kept him from appearing on this compilation. 


If any one has any further information on this show, please contact the julianbreamguitar.com webmaster.


Julian Bream recorded this segment for Musical Triangles around the time of his 1976 release Lute Music of John Dowland.

Most of the pieces in this programme are included on this album for RCA.

"Musical Triangles is an ITV schools TV series from the 1970s, covering music for secondary school and further education students.

  • series on classical music presented by Tim Rice, originally broadcast late at night for adults in January & February 1975, and repeated for schools in the Thames Television area in Spring 1977
  • a second series of 6 episodes was broadcast for adults in October & November 1976, but not repeated for schools
  • the title refers to "triangles" of composer, performer and instrument"


Source:

https://www.broadcastforschools.co.uk/site/Musical_Triangles