John Evelyn in Whitehall - 21 December, 1662
from Diary of John Evelyn, 21 December 1662, page 132:
[December] 21: of his Majesties Chaplains preachd: after which, instead of the antient grave and solemn wind musique accompanying the Organ was introduced a Consort of 24 Violins betweene every pause, after the French fantastical light way, better suiting a Tavern or Play-house than a Church: This was the first time of change, & now we no more heard the Cornet, which gave life to the organ, that instrument quite left off in which the English were so skillful:
cite as
John Evelyn, Diary of John Evelyn, 21 December 1662. In De la Bédoyère, Guy (ed.), The Diary of John Evelyn (Woodbridge, 1995), p. 132. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1408485094714 accessed: 25 November, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| English sacred music | |
| French violin music during service |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 21 December, 1662 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by isobel.1111 on Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:51:34 +0100