Countess Cowper in England - July, 1769
from Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs Delany, page 227:
We have been in Lord Edgecumbe's barge this morning to a public breakfast. There was a good band of music, but the weather being hot they did not dance country dances. An elegant room seventy feet in length, breadth twenty-eight, height twenty-two.
cite as
Augusta Hall (ed.), Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs Delany, volume 1 (London, 1862), p. 227. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1444931294033 accessed: 20 December, 2024
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hide composers| dances (no country-dances) | performed by band |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | July, 1769 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors |
Originally submitted by cathcoyne on Thu, 15 Oct 2015 18:48:14 +0100
Approved on Wed, 06 Jan 2016 23:19:20 +0000