18th Century Season: Hogarth
Lucie Skeaping explores some of William Hogarth's pictures and their references to music.
The Early Music Show · BBC Radio 3
April 20, 201429m 51s
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Show Notes
18th-century life by Hogarth, and considers their musical references.
Lucie is joined by Jeremy Barlow, an authority on music in the 18th Century, who has made several recordings with the Broadside Band and has written about music and Hogarth.
The three featured pictures by Hogarth are:
"The Enraged Musician"
The 2nd picture from the series of "The Rakes Progress"
"The Beggar's Opera"
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