Charles Burney in Figline Valdarno - early September, 1770

from Music, men and manners in France and Italy, 1770 / Charles Burney, page 106:

In the evening I went to vespers and heard there the whole story [of David and Goliath] sung in an oratorio set by Signor Feroce. The principal violin, Signor Modele and his son played a duet concerto very well in the morning. The Maestro di Capella whose music pleased me so much in the morning was likewise Signor Feroce from Florence...

cite as

Charles Burney, and Herbert Edmund Poole (ed.), Music, men and manners in France and Italy, 1770 / Charles Burney (London, 1974), p. 106. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1444744007722 accessed: 22 November, 2024

location of experience: Figline Valdarno

Listeners

Charles Burney
musicologist, Musician, Writer
1726-1814

Listening to

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Duet Concerto performed by Signor Modele
Oratorio
written by Signor Feroce

Experience Information

Date/Time early September, 1770
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Gorwel Owen on Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:46:48 +0100
Approved on Thu, 29 Oct 2015 13:54:20 +0000