Charles Burney in Santi Apostoli, Rome - 24 September, 1770

from Music, men and manners in France and Italy, 1770 / Charles Burney, page 132:

[…] went to gli Santi Apostoli to hear Te Deum and to see the Pope and cardinals. There were 2 large bands and an immense croud. The music was composed by Signor Mori: Cristofero sung charmingly. The airs were pretty but the chorusses poor stuff...

cite as

Charles Burney, and Herbert Edmund Poole (ed.), Music, men and manners in France and Italy, 1770 / Charles Burney (London, 1974), p. 132. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1444902449197 accessed: 19 April, 2024

location of experience: Santi Apostoli, Rome

Listeners

Charles Burney
musicologist, Musician, Writer
1726-1814

Listening to

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Te Deum performed by Cristofero

Experience Information

Date/Time 24 September, 1770
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Gorwel Owen on Thu, 15 Oct 2015 10:47:29 +0100
Approved on Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:18:11 +0000