Lowell Mason in Düsseldorf - 1 August, 1852
from Musical letters from Abroad, pages 178-9:
At a little past five o’clock, when the house was filled with an anxious and deeply-interested audience, and the singers, somewhat over sixteen hundred in number, all men, filled the stage, leaving room only for the performing society in the centre and in front, and in view of all the people, the brilliant prizes, vases and cups, were tastefully arranged — the performance began. A flourish of trumpets and drums came first, then an overture, and then a grand vocal and instrumental chorus of welcome greeting by the united Dusseldorf Societies. A most charming choral performance of… more >>
Lowell Mason, Musical letters from Abroad. In Musical Letters from Abroad (New York, 1854), p. 178-9. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448659261066 accessed: 4 December, 2024
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Date/Time | 1 August, 1852 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
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Dusseldorf Festival - Grosses Männe gesang feste