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Mozart's Attic: Music of the Italian Renaissance

The Musical Society (1688- Francois Puget)
The Musical Society (1688- Francois Puget)

We’re going to spend some time in the Italian Renaissance this week, with music from Venice, Bologna, Milan, Mantua, and some of the other city-states and republics that served as musical centers in the 15th, 16th, and early 17th centuries.

Then we’ll move up a few years for some music by some composers who applied for a job with the court orchestra of Dresden. Among those who were passed over: George Philipp Telemann and J.S. Bach.

Sunday at 6:00 p.m. on WFIT 89.5 FM, streaming at WFIT.org, or ask your smart speaker to play WFIT.

Originally from central Massachusetts, Jay has called the Space Coast home for more than 30 years. He began his association with WFIT in the late '90s as a dumpster diver for office furniture in response to a broadcast plea for a new chair from a frustrated disc jockey. (WFIT has come a long way since.)