Lowell Mason in Rossplatz, Leipzig - early May, 1852

from Musical letters from Abroad, pages 122-3:

The show-places, theatres, menageries, panoramas, circuses, and houses or sheds for various games, sports, &c., come next. There are about twenty of these within sight of our window in Rossplatz; and as almost every one of them employs a band of music, and as many of these bands are playing on the piazzas or balconies outside of the buildings, at the same time, in different keys and movements, we are not at a loss for instrumental exhibitions daily from three to ten o’clock. But at ten everything ceases, and within half an hour all is hushed to stillness.

cite as

Lowell Mason, Musical letters from Abroad. In Musical Letters from Abroad (New York, 1854), p. 122-3. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448322397200 accessed: 19 April, 2024

location of experience: Rossplatz, Leipzig

Listeners

Lowell Mason
Musician, Composer
1792-1872

Experience Information

Date/Time early May, 1852
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, outdoors, in public

Originally submitted by acusworth on Mon, 23 Nov 2015 23:46:37 +0000
Approved on Thu, 16 Mar 2017 08:12:06 +0000