Dr Claver Morris et al. in Wells Cathedral Close Hall, Wells, Somerset, England - 22 November, 1709
from The Diary of a West Country Physician, A. D. 1684-1726, page 58:
Diary entry 22 November 1709
It being the Anniversary of St. Cecilia, I was the greatest part of the day at Close-Hall with the Lovers of Musick, Mr Harrington, Mr Naish, Colonel Bessly, Col: Prowse, Col: Horner, Major Prater & many other Lovers of Musick performing Purcel’s Cecilia Song & much other musick. We had [an audience] of Half Crown Men 62. The Women faild to pay by getting some of them into the place; so that there were of them when fairly in, but 33.
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Claver Morris, and Edmund Hobhouse (ed.), The Diary of a West Country Physician, A. D. 1684-1726 (London, 1934), p. 58. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1686221091968 accessed: 9 May, 2024
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Ode to St Cecilia
written by Henry Purcell |
performed by Claver Morris, Colonel Bessly, Colonel Horner, Colonel Prowse, Major Prater, Mr Harrington, Mr Naish |
| unspecified music for St Cecilia's Day | performed by Claver Morris, Colonel Bessly, Colonel Horner, Colonel Prowse, Major Prater, Mr Harrington, Mr Naish |
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| Date/Time | 22 November, 1709 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Thu, 08 Jun 2023 11:44:52 +0100
Approved on Mon, 19 Jun 2023 17:01:22 +0100