This coffee break continues our look back at the history of percussion during the 1600s with the development of martial music. Royalty took over the art form to show, in some cases, how military-ready they were. We examine what music indicates in Shakespearean plays, how it sets the scenes for the audience, and lets them know the cast of characters, e.g. the use of flutes and lutes=the common folk. We also check in with Messrs. Handel, Mozart, and Beethoven and hear how their creative use of percussion changed music.

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