Denis Matthews in Royal Leamington Spa

from In Pursuit of Music, page 13:

My father’s tastes were simple and middle-brow: on Sunday mornings he would strum on the old Dimoline upright with its rattling candlesticks and its twangy tone that became smothered in cotton-wool when the left pedal was used out of mercy to the neighbours.  Our rising social position eventually demanded …   more >>

cite as

Denis Matthews, In Pursuit of Music (London, 1966), p. 13. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1476996244398 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: Royal Leamington Spa

Listeners

Denis Matthews
Broadcaster, Musicologist, Pianist
1919-1988

Listening to

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Experience Information

Medium live
Listening Environment in private, indoors, solitary

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Thu, 20 Oct 2016 21:44:04 +0100
Approved on Tue, 16 May 2017 11:13:37 +0100