Welcome to The Listening Experience Database

This is an open and freely searchable database that brings together a mass of data about people’s experiences of listening to music of all kinds, in any historical period and any culture.

There are currently 12344 listening experiences in the database, with 202 more experiences awaiting approval.

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Elizabeth Badham in Vauxhall Gardens, London - 21 April, 1749

"Letter from Elizabeth Badham to Mary Bagshawe, 6th May 1749 You desire to know what Mischief was done by the fireworks. I dont hear but of two or three people which was hurt. The Building was very grand & the things very pritty. The one end was Burnt & the [...]"
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John Marsh in Cathedral of Saint Bavo - 1761

"Having however all a great desire to hear the celebrated organ in the Cathedral there (said to be the largest but one then in the world) we accordingly sent to the organist, who to our great disappointment was not to be found. We thought however that we might as well [...]"
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