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Satire and the Stave

Music Matters

Writer and satirist Chris Addison takes listeners on a tour of how composers have used their music to question, parody and challenge power and ideas over the years.

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Parody, Homage and Pastiche

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  • Try our psychoacoustic experiment to see how tempo can affect your timekeeping abilities.

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