Mrs Letitia Bushe et al. in Delville (The Glen), Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland - March, 1751
from The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany. With Interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen Charlotte, series 1, vol. 3, page 27:
Letter from Mary Delany to Ann [Granville] Dewes, 16th March 1751
Rap, rap at the door; and in walked a lady and gentleman (Hamilton by name) that Mrs. Bushe introduced to me; she is a surprising ready player on the harpsichord – she played Mr. Purcell’s overture, and one of Handel’s, as readily as if she had played them seven years, she has a neat pretty finger, and if she would undergo the slavery of practice, could do what she pleased; but as she plays so agreeably without, and is so much mistress of music, it is not worth her while.
Mrs Delany, and Lady Llanover (ed.), The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany. With Interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen Charlotte, series 1, vol. 3, volume 3 (London, 1861), p. 27. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1695904162589 accessed: 30 April, 2024
Listeners
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Listening to
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performance of a Handel overture
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by Catherine Hamilton |
performance of Henry Purcell's overture
written by Henry Purcell |
performed by Catherine Hamilton |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | March, 1751 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Notes
The location of the listening experience, Delville, was Dr. and Mrs Delany's home