Prince Albert et al. in Isle of Wight - July, 1847
from A Memoir of Baron Bunsen Volume II, page 143:
Letter from Bunsen to a Son, Osbourne House: 22nd July, 1857, five a.m. - With a heated head and overclouded spirit I accomplished the journey. The spectacle of the sea refreshed me. The noble fleet at Spithead saluted the royal flag of Prussia with far-echoing thunder; the musical bands of the five vessels of the line, as we glided past, played alternately ' God save the Queen,' and the ' Landesvater ' (which I had introduced in England in 1842), and the whole did me good. Seeing Prince Albert and the Queen, in their beautiful tranquillity, in the isle of the south, overlooking the sea, … more >>
Baroness von Bunsen, A Memoir of Baron Bunsen Volume II, volume 2 (London, 1868), p. 143. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434028824314 accessed: 28 November, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| God Save the Queen | performed by Military Musical Bands |
| Landesvater | performed by Military Musical Bands |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | July, 1847 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors |