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Sara Mohr-Pietsch considers war, protest and the blues en route to Michael Tippett's Five Spirituals from A Child of Our Time, and finds deep-listening moments of harmony and beauty too. Tippett's searing oratorio was born out of the horrors of World War II, and its Spirituals are central to its message of shared humanity and a plea for peace. But although Tippett was well steeped in the language of protest and activism, he was also a life-long jazz and blues devotee. Along the way, Sara explores Dvorak and Ravel's love of Black American music, and takes a pit stop in the somewhat dubious area of cultural appropriation with Tchaikovsky and Puccini, before finding the universality of JS Bach's Passion settings. To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers), just say: 'Ask ��ѿ��ý Sounds to play Music Map.'