Charles Burney in Paris - 20 June, 1770

from Music, men and manners in France and Italy, 1770 / Charles Burney, pages 19-20:

After coffee we went into the music room where I found an English pianoforte which Mr. Bach had sent her [Madame Brillon]. She played a great deal and I found she had not acquired her reputation in music without …   more >>

cite as

Charles Burney, and Herbert Edmund Poole (ed.), Music, men and manners in France and Italy, 1770 / Charles Burney (London, 1974), p. 19-20. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1445870987048 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: Paris

Listeners

Charles Burney
musicologist, Musician, Writer
1726-1814

Listening to

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Keyboard and violin music
written by Madame Brillon
performed by Madame Brillon, Pagin
Keyboard music
written by Charles Burney
performed by Madame Brillon

Experience Information

Date/Time 20 June, 1770
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by Gorwel Owen on Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:49:47 +0000
Approved on Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:34:14 +0000