Henry VIII, King of Tunes (audio slideshow)

bjb42 — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:55:35 +0000

Even more surprisingly, he was rather good at it. Love, longing, desire and passion; this is Henry as you've never heard him before. In this podcast you can hear a selection of this stunning early music, sung by the group Alamire, to mark the 500th anniversary of Henry's coronation. Reporter Fred Dove spoke to David Skinner, Alamire's director and Director of Music at Sidney Sussex College, ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge, about Henry's juicy musical legacy.

King Henry the VIII is chiefly associated with gluttony, lechery and murder. Surprisingly, it turns out he was also a deeply sensitive soul, who liked to express himself by penning his own musical compositions.

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Henry VIII, King of Tunes (audio slideshow)