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        "sounds_like" : ["Turlough O'Carolan","Robert Burns"],
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        "energy" : 2,
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        "sounds_like" : ["Henry Purcell","John Blow"],
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        "energy" : 2,
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        "sounds_like" : ["Guillaume Dufay","Gilles Binchois","Robert Morton"],
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        "uses" : ["meditation or yoga","spa or massage","religious or ceremonial","study or focus","podcast background","emotional storytelling"],
        "energy" : 1,
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        "energy" : 2,
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        "moods" : ["romantic","tender","melancholic","reflective","elegant","nostalgic"],
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        "energy" : 2,
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        "sounds_like" : ["Ennemond Vieux Gaultier","Etienne Moulinie","Michel Lambert"],
        "summary" : "French Renaissance songs with lute and harpsichord accompaniment and expressive classical vocals, ideal for historical, romantic, or contemplative media projects.",
        "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Orinda/Airs%20de%20Cour/cover_400.jpg",
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        "energy" : 2,
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        "sounds_like" : ["John Dowland","Claudin de Sermisy","Thomas Campion"],
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