Tinkler, Sailor, Composer, Spy? The Peter Philips Story
Lucie Skeaping explores the life and work of the great Tudor composer Peter Philips.
The Early Music Show · BBC Radio 3
October 3, 201111m 39s
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Show Notes
In 1593 one of the great Tudor composers of keyboard music and vocal polyphony, Peter Philips found himself imprisoned in the Hague under allegations of being involved in a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth. In the composer's 450th anniversary year, Lucie Skeaping explores his life and work, and speculates on the allegations against him.