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 11088 listening experiences in the database, with 692 more experiences awaiting approval.

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Edmund Rubbra in Oslo - early February, 1951

"Who do you think I sat next to, darling? The Crown Prince of Norway! Not that that was any inspiration, for he fidgeted all through, looked round at everything, read all through the names of the members of the orchestra several times, belched, and looked thoroughly [...]"
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Sergey Prokofiev in Chicago Opera - 5 December, 1921, in the afternoon

"At one o'clock I got some good news: I was asked in to listen to the chorus, which was now said to be completely ready and in three days' time would have their music off by heart. Hurrah, the production has advanced a step forward to the first night. Nipoti has been [...]"
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