Lowell Mason in St Thomas' Church, Leipzig - late February, 1852
from Musical letters from Abroad, page 52:
There is, in connection with this church [St Thomas' Church, Leipzig], a school where boys are fitted for the University. This school is large, and employs about fifteen teachers. Provision is made for the gratuitous education, and I believe support, of sixty pupils; and these charity pupils are the musical boys whence the choir is sustained. They are regularly taught music, and are required to sing on the Sabbath, on Saturday at o’clock, and at funerals. On Saturday regularly at the hour mentioned, there is a short service, and the choir commence it by singing one or two motettes, … more >>
Lowell Mason, Musical letters from Abroad. In Musical Letters from Abroad (New York, 1854), p. 52. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448280884746 accessed: 7 December, 2024
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unknown choral music
written by W. Herx |
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Date/Time | late February, 1852 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |