Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft - 16 December, 1932

from Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938, page 126:

Mum has a singing aft - they do my songs* & some Beethoven canons. Only Mrs Owles, Mrs. Back & Miss Newsum come tho'.
cite as

John Evans (ed.), Journeying boy : the diaries of the young Benjamin Britten 1928-1938 (:London, 2009), p. 126. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1435096696027 accessed: 19 April, 2024

location of experience: Lowestoft

Listeners

Benjamin Britten
Composer
1913-1976

Listening to

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unspecified vocal music
written by Benjamin Britten, Beethoven
performed by Miss Newsum, Mrs. Back, Mrs. Britten, Mrs. Owles

Experience Information

Date/Time 16 December, 1932
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Notes

*Probably the Three Two-part Songs.


Originally submitted by gkw on Tue, 23 Jun 2015 22:58:16 +0100
Approved on Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:42:33 +0100