Thomas Gray in Cambridge - May, 1757
from Letter from Mr Gray to Mr Mason, Cambridge, May 1757, page 193:
Mr. Parry has been here, and scratched out such ravishing blind harmony, such tunes of a thousand years old, with names enough to choak you, as have set all this learned body a dancing, and inspired them with due reverence for my old Bard his countryman, whenever he shall appear. Mr. Parry, you must know, has put my ode in motion again, and has brought it at last to a conclusion.
cite as
Thomas Gray, Letter from Mr Gray to Mr Mason, Cambridge, May 1757. In John Drinkwater (ed.), Gray's Poems, Select Letters and Essays (1912), p. 193. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1384363583402 accessed: 18 January, 2025
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersharp music | performed by John Parry |
Experience Information
Date/Time | May, 1757 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Notes
The ode in question is Gray's 'The Bard'.
Originally submitted by hgb3 on Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:26:23 +0000