Mary Delany in Windsor - September, 1786
from The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs Delany, page 387:
We had the three youngest Princesses to breakfast with us during their Majesties absence last week; and I entreated Princess Mary to play a lesson of Handel's that mama does. — I gave her that as my reason for asking for it ; and then she with all ihe sweetness in the world, played it twice. When Princess Mary finished Princess Sophia said, "Now I will play to you if you like it," and immediately played the Hallelujah Chorus in the Messiah; and she and Princess Mary sung it. Princess Mary has realy a fine voice, and Princess Sophia a weak but sweet … more >>
Augusta Hall (ed.), The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs Delany, volume 2/3 (London, 1862), p. 387. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1446668073268 accessed: 8 November, 2024
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Hallelujah Chorus
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by Princess Mary, Princess Sophia |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | September, 1786 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |