Lowell Mason in Birmingham - early September, 1852
from Musical letters from Abroad, pages 205-6:
Great preparations were made for the Festival this year, and it is believed that a better band and chorus were brought together than on any previous occasion.
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In all, one hundred and forty instruments; to which must be added the great organ, one of the most powerful in the world. The vocal chorus consisted of eighty to ninety voices on each part, as soprano, alto, tenor, and bass; in all, about three hundred and thirty or forty voices. It must be understood that these were all real (not merely nominal) singers, capable of sustaining their respective parts. The parts … more >>
Lowell Mason, Musical letters from Abroad. In Musical Letters from Abroad (New York, 1854), p. 205-6. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448922003968 accessed: 16 March, 2025
Listeners
Experience Information
Date/Time | early September, 1852 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Birmingham Festival