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World Service,31 May 2002,28 mins

New Oriana collection for the Golden Jubilee

Meridian

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Interviews with composers of new choral works commissioned by the King's Singers and the BBC to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee, and a look at the origins of the Oriana Madrigals supposedly dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I. Plus, who wrote the British National Anthem – and who has "borrowed" it?

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