John Marsh in Gosport - in the beginning of 1768
from The John Marsh Journals: The Life and Times of a Gentleman Composer (1752-1828), pages 124-125:
The modern symphony or overture with hautboy & horn parts instead of ripieno violins having been introduc'd not long before this time, Mr McArthur soon brought the two first setts of Bach & Abel to our meetings as a valuable addition & variation of style, which he used to lead with great spirit & rapidity. It was however some time before he could bring over any but Mr Chapman to his opinion, as Mr Ducket used to twist about in playing the 2d. fiddle & wanted to rest at the end of every quick movement. Little Wafer too grumbl'd at the reiterated quavers upon one note for several bars together, … more >>
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John Marsh, The John Marsh Journals: The Life and Times of a Gentleman Composer (1752-1828). In 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. 124-125. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1394718465872 accessed: 1 December, 2024
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symphony by Abel
written by Carl Friedrich Abel |
performed by John Marsh, Mr Chapman, Mr Ducket, Mr McArthur, Mr Wafer |
symphony by Bach
written by Bach |
performed by John Marsh, Mr Chapman, Mr Ducket, Mr McArthur, Mr Wafer |
Experience Information
Date/Time | in the beginning of 1768 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by iepearson on Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:47:45 +0000