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Baroque mandolin revival at Valletta International Baroque Festival

By Anthony Hart, 28 January 2014
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Reviewed at President's Palace, Valletta on 19 January 2014
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Anthony Hart
Anthony Hart
Anthony Hart, born in the UK, now lives in Malta. He was presented papers for Società Italiana di Musicologia and the International Musicological Society. He a Licentiate of the London College of Music. He has had papers published in Early Music, Studi Musicali and Fonti Musicali Italiane.