John Marsh in England - 19 July, 1775
from The John Marsh Journals: The Life and Times of a Gentleman Composer (1752-1828), page 132:
On the 19th I rode to Winton Races w'th Godfrey eyc. from whence I went on to attend the Race Concert, which was now, Mr Kent being dead carried on by Mr Fussell, who succeeded him in his places of organist to the Cathedral & College. At this I played with Basset of Southton the leader, being the 1st. time I had ever been promoted to so high a post at any concert of this kind. Catches & glees beginning now to be introduc'd in concerts; at this were perform'd the glee "How merrily we live" & the catch "Twas you Sir," the former of w'ch I was much pleas'd with. As to the latter, as it requir'd … more >>
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John Marsh, and Brian Robins (ed.), The John Marsh Journals: The Life and Times of a Gentleman Composer (1752-1828), volume - (Stuyvesant, New York, 1998), p. 132. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1394226939546 accessed: 8 November, 2024
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How merrily we live
written by Michael Este (East) |
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Twas you Sir
written by Lord Mornington |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 19 July, 1775 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
The location is given as Winton.
Originally submitted by iepearson on Sat, 08 Mar 2014 18:15:13 +0000