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  • “The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice,” c. 1730, Rococo landscape painting by the Venetian painter Canaletto.
    Maritime Music
    Chelsey Belt
    How does a ship’s trumpeter end up leading Venice’s most prestigious 15th-century wind band? This week on Harmonia, we’ll explore the impact of maritime culture on music from the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries.