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 11141 listening experiences in the database, with 665 more experiences awaiting approval.

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Henry Croswell et al. in Belgrave Chapel, Halkin Street, Belgravia, London - 30 March, 1884, 11:00 AM

"All is extremely Low church. O[rgan]. – Ordinary in West Gallery. H[ymns]. – Church Hymns.  "I lay my sins on Jesus" and "Rock of Ages …" C[hoir]. – A study - eight females and eight males in West Gallery.  [...]"
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Sergey Prokofiev in Saint Petersburg Conservatory - 2 February, 1914, at night

"In the evening I went to the student concert. I don't know quite what it was that put me in such an excellent mood, because none of my 'Cabinet Ministers' were there (Bushen, Struve, Vegman), but I enjoyed being with Damskaya. Zelikman played the second and third [...]"
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