Mrs. Percival et al. in London - November, 1743
from The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, Series 1, Volume 2, page 222:
Letter from Mrs. Delany to Mrs. Dewes, Clarges Street, 10th Nov. 1743 - That night Mrs. Percival came to invite us to dine with her yesterday, and to go in the morning to Whitehall Chapel to hear Mr. Handel's new Te Deum rehearsed, and an anthem. It is excessively fine, I was all rapture and so was your friend D.D. as you may imagine ; everybody says it is the finest of his compositions ; I am not well enough acquainted with it to pronounce that of it, but it is heavenly. I dined at the Percivals, many enquiries after you from everybody. D.D. and I made a visit of about two hours to … more >>
Mary Delany, and Augusta Hall (ed.), The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany, Series 1, Volume 2, volume 1/2 (London, 1861), p. 222. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1434462612589 accessed: 14 October, 2024
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Anthem
written by George Frideric Handel |
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Te Deum
written by George Frideric Handel |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | November, 1743 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |