William Hickey - 1769
from Memoir of William Hickey, 1769, page 72:
[E]ach of the ships had an excellent band, consisting of every description of wind and martial instruments, the whole striking up the moment the sun appeared above the horison and continuing to play for an hour. The same thing was done in the evening previous to sunset, I never heard anything that pleased me more.
cite as
William Hickey, Memoir of William Hickey, 1769. In Richard Baker and David Proctor (ed.), Music of the sea (:London, 2005), p. 72. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1386424964215 accessed: 1 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| music on board the East Indiaman Plassey | performed by ship's band |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 1769 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others |
Originally submitted by th4 on Sat, 07 Dec 2013 14:02:44 +0000