Georgia Mann Explores 17th-Century Music at Banqueting House
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- Georgia Mann explores the wild, experimental, and melancholic music of 17th-century England ahead of a DJ set at Banqueting House.
- The piece highlights why a theorbo — a large lute-like instrument — once caused a security alert.
Why it matters: The piece offers a guided tour of 17th-century English music inside the venue — Banqueting House — where Stuart-era masques once played out. Mann surfaces the period's wild, experimental and melancholic sounds, anchored by the quirky tale of a theorbo triggering a security alert.
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