Alexander Mackenzie in Sondershausen - 1885

from A Musician's Narrative , page 141:

In a weak tenor voice, but with dramatic effect and facial expression, he sang to his own accompaniment some Normandy folk-songs, concluding with an exceptionally grisly one about a "TĂȘte qui r-r-r-roule," while his eyes, to make our flesh creep, rolled terribly.
cite as

Alexander Mackenzie, A Musician's Narrative (London, 1927), p. 141. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1431979739997 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Sondershausen

Listeners

Alexander Mackenzie
Violinist
1847-1935

Listening to

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Normandy folk-songs performed by Charles Gounod

Experience Information

Date/Time 1885
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by gkw on Mon, 18 May 2015 21:09:00 +0100
Approved on Wed, 02 Mar 2016 15:09:32 +0000