John Evelyn in Deptford - 23 September, 1680
from Diary of John Evelyn, 23 September 1680, page 239:
[September] 23 Came to my house some German strangers, & Signor Pietro a famous Musitian, who had ben long in Sweden in Queene Christinas Court: he sung admirably to a Guitarr & has a perfect good tenor & base &c: & had set to Italian composure, many of Abraham Cowleys Pieces which shew'd extreamely well:
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John Evelyn, Diary of John Evelyn, 23 September 1680. In De la Bédoyère, Guy (ed.), The Diary of John Evelyn (Woodbridge, 1995), p. 239. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1408486933287 accessed: 28 November, 2024
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written by Signor Pietro, Abraham Cowley |
performed by Signor Pietro |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 23 September, 1680 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by isobel.1111 on Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:22:13 +0100