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Dr John Bull

Lucie Skeaping explores the troubled life of British composer Dr John Bull and his music. He was blighted by poverty and was a victim of highway robbers and pirates.

Lucie Skeaping explores the troubled life of British composer Dr John Bull and his music. He had more than his fair share of difficulties throughout his life: he was blighted by poverty, dismissed from at least three jobs, a victim of highway robbery, robbed by pirates and involved in a scandal which led to a self-imposed exile from his homeland.

Blighted by poverty, dismissed from at least three jobs, a victim of highway robbery, robbed by pirates and involved in a scandal which led to a self-imposed exile from his homeland, Dr John Bull had more than his fair share of difficulties throughout his life. Lucie Skeaping looks at the troubled life of the British composer and his music.

The Bull Masque
His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts
Hyperion CDA66894
Track 15

In Nomine IX
Derek Adlam (Harpsichord)
GUILD GMCD7233
Track 14

Early fantasia (from Fitzwilliam book)
Martin Souter (Organ)
ISIS ISISCD005
Track 10

Almighty God, which by the leading of a star
Consortium/ Price (organ)/ Barbieri (dir.)
DEUX-ELLES DXL853
Track 1

Fantasy a 4
Fretwork
VIRGIN CLASSICS VC7907062
Track 7

Princes Galliard
Joseph Payne (harpsichord)
BIS CD729BIS
Track 10

Salve Regina I
Sally Garden (Mezzo-Soprano)/ Roger Williams (Organ)
ALPHA CDCA951
Track 1

Fantasia X
Bob van Asperen
TELDEC 842874
Track 11

Carol arr. 鈥渄en lustelijcken mey鈥
Ton Koopman (organ)
CAPRICCIO 10255
Track 5

Doctor Bull鈥檚 Goodnight
Pierre Hanta茂 (harpsichord)
ASTREE E8543
Track 17

1 hour

Last on

Mon 18 Aug 2008 00:00

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  • Sun 10 Aug 2008 13:00
  • Mon 18 Aug 2008 00:00

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