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        "sounds_like" : ["Anthony Holborne"],
        "summary" : "A peaceful, reflective solo Renaissance instrumental album featuring lute, cittern, and bandora music by Anthony Holborne, ideal for historical content, meditation, or focused listening.",
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        "sounds_like" : ["William Byrd","John Dowland","Christopher Simpson"],
        "summary" : "A virtuosic, historically informed viol and lute duo album featuring Renaissance and early Baroque English divisions and grounds, ideal for period-themed or reflective media projects.",
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        "energy" : 2,
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        "summary" : "A peaceful, elegant collection of British carols old and new, performed with single voices and period instruments, ideal for festive, spiritual, or historical settings.",
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        "energy" : 2,
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        "summary" : "A calm, elegant collection of 12 Renaissance vihuela and lute fantasias by Luis de Milan, performed by Edward Martin—ideal for period dramas, meditation, study, or documentary backgrounds.",
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        "moods" : ["spiritual","meditative","romantic","nostalgic","tender","mysterious"],
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        "sounds_like" : ["William Byrd","Gustav Holst","George Frideric Handel"],
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        "energy" : 2,
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        "sounds_like" : ["Johann Gottfried Conradi","David Kellner"],
        "summary" : "A calm, elegant collection of Renaissance and Baroque lute suites and fantasias by Conradi and Kellner, ideal for historical content, meditation, or focused listening.",
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        "name" : "Jane Pickeringes Lute Book",
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        "energy" : 2,
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        "sounds_like" : ["John Dowland","William Byrd","Philip Rosseter"],
        "summary" : "Solo renaissance lute performances of 17th-century English pieces—calm, elegant, and introspective—ideal for historical content, quiet focus, or reflective storytelling.",
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        "moods" : ["peaceful","meditative","reflective","elegant","spiritual","nostalgic"],
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        "energy" : 2,
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        "summary" : "Solo lute intabulations of Josquin des Prez's vocal works, offering peaceful, elegant Renaissance instrumental music ideal for historical documentaries, meditation, or focused listening.",
        "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Jacob%20Heringman/Josquin%20des%20Prez%20Lute%20Settings/cover_400.jpg",
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        "moods" : ["festive","tender","nostalgic","spiritual","peaceful","playful"],
        "uses" : ["holiday or christmas","documentary","period drama or history","religious or ceremonial","cooking or food","emotional storytelling"],
        "energy" : 3,
        "instrumentation" : ["lute","vihuela","recorder","cello","classical singing"],
        "sounds_like" : ["Byrd","Handel"],
        "summary" : "A collection of Spanish and Catalan Christmas folk songs and villancicos performed in Renaissance and Baroque style with lute, vihuela, recorder, cello, and vocals—ideal for holiday, historical, or spiritual projects.",
        "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Galliarda/Josep%20i%20Maria%20(Spanish%20and%20Catalan%20Folksongs%20and%20Villancicos%20for%20Christmas)/cover_400.jpg",
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            "page" : "heringman"
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        "release_date" : "2013-02-05",
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        "moods" : ["peaceful","reflective","melancholic","tender","nostalgic","elegant"],
        "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","study or focus","podcast background"],
        "energy" : 2,
        "instrumentation" : ["renaissance lute","solo lute","acoustic lute","early music instrumentation"],
        "sounds_like" : ["Hans Neusidler","Josquin des Prez","Heinrich Isaac"],
        "summary" : "Solo renaissance lute performances of 16th-century German, French, and Italian pieces—calm, elegant, and historically evocative, ideal for period content, reflection, or subtle background use.",
        "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Jacob%20Heringman/Hans%20Neusidler,%20Ein%20newes%20Lautenbuechlein/cover_400.jpg",
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        "name" : "Armato Il Cor",
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