Next Workshop 17 October 2026
Music from the Odhecaton
Tutor: Lizzie Gutteridge
Bolton Parish Church Hall, Silverwell Street, Bolton BL1 1PS
ALL INSTRUMENTS A=440
BOOK BY 26 SEPTEMBER 2026 for early bird discount
We’re delighted to welcome back Lizzie Gutteridge for our next workshop in Bolton on 17 October. She will take a look at a few of the most famous pieces from the Harmonice Musices Odhecaton, an anthology of polyphonic secular songs by Ottaviano Petrucci. It was published in Venice in 1501, and was the first book of polyphonic music ever to be printed using movable type.
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