William Gardiner in Leicester - the 1780's
from Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, pages 12-13:
[My father] proposed that I should begin on the viola, an instrument in size between the violin and bass; and, little chap as I was, I commenced with this enormous fiddle under my chin. Before I began to play, I felt something like one set in the pillory; and, on wagging my elbow, the contortions into which my body was thrown gave me infinitely more pain than pleasure. In this way I was punished for a quarter of a year, playing the 'Belleisle March,’ 'Saxe’s Minuet,’ and other delicious bits of this kind; and thankful was I, when set at liberty, to acquire again the right use of my … more >>
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William Gardiner, Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante, volume 1 (London, 1838), p. 12-13. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1396876656856 accessed: 12 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composersBelleisle March | performed by William Gardiner |
Saxe’s Minuet | performed by William Gardiner |
lessons of Casper Heck | performed by William Gardiner |
thorough-bass of Pasquali | performed by William Gardiner |
Experience Information
Date/Time | the 1780's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by Meg Barclay on Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:17:37 +0100