English Pastoralists

Series

Episode

Title

First
Broadcast

Repeated

Comments

2012

Green And Pleasant Land

20120814

20120813 (R3)

Donald Macleod looks at the lives and works of the English Pastoralist composers. A feeling for landscape and a sense of place was very important to these composers, who often responded directly to the places they knew and loved. In this programme we hear some of the music inspired by English landscapes.

Donald Macleod introduces music inspired by English landscapes.

2012

First Time In Evening Dress

20120814

Donald Macleod focuses on the work of the English Pastoralist composers. Folk music provided a fertile inspiration to many composers in the first decades of the twentieth century and in this programme Donald Macleod explores the part that this folk music played in the formation of a 'national music'.

Donald Macleod considers the part that folk played in the formation of a 'national music'.

2012

Not Really Lambkins Frisking

20120815

The First World War had an abrupt effect on the cultural life of Europe and brought an age to an end - just as the fruits of the English musical renaissance were beginning to mature. In this programme, Donald Macleod looks at the ways in which the Great War impacted upon the English Pastoralist composers.

Donald Macleod considers the impact of World War I on the English Pastoralist composers.

2012

Zapped With A Powerful Charge

20120816

Donald Macleod focuses on the English Pastoralists' fascination for myth and mysticism.

2012

05 LAST

Something Old Or Something Very New

20120817

The composers of the English Pastoral school found great inspiration in their rediscovery of music from the 16th and 17th centuries. A renewed interest in virginal music and the madrigal, for instance, revolutionised perceptions about the history of English music. Donald Macleod discusses this revival of interest in the music of the Tudor period and how it shaped the music of the English Pastoralists.

Donald Macleod discusses the revival of interest in the music of the Tudor period.

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
2012	01	Green And Pleasant Land	20120814	20120813 (R3)	Donald Macleod looks at the lives and works of the English Pastoralist composers. A feeling for landscape and a sense of place was very important to these composers, who often responded directly to the places they knew and loved. In this programme we hear some of the music inspired by English landscapes. Donald Macleod introduces music inspired by English landscapes.
2012	02	First Time In Evening Dress	20120814		Donald Macleod focuses on the work of the English Pastoralist composers. Folk music provided a fertile inspiration to many composers in the first decades of the twentieth century and in this programme Donald Macleod explores the part that this folk music played in the formation of a 'national music'. Donald Macleod considers the part that folk played in the formation of a 'national music'.
2012	03	Not Really Lambkins Frisking	20120815		The First World War had an abrupt effect on the cultural life of Europe and brought an age to an end - just as the fruits of the English musical renaissance were beginning to mature. In this programme, Donald Macleod looks at the ways in which the Great War impacted upon the English Pastoralist composers. Donald Macleod considers the impact of World War I on the English Pastoralist composers.
2012	04	Zapped With A Powerful Charge	20120816		Donald Macleod focuses on the English Pastoralists' fascination for myth and mysticism.
2012	05 LAST	Something Old Or Something Very New	20120817		The composers of the English Pastoral school found great inspiration in their rediscovery of music from the 16th and 17th centuries. A renewed interest in virginal music and the madrigal, for instance, revolutionised perceptions about the history of English music. Donald Macleod discusses this revival of interest in the music of the Tudor period and how it shaped the music of the English Pastoralists. Donald Macleod discusses the revival of interest in the music of the Tudor period.