Thomas Ryan in Boston - at the end of the 1800's
from Recollections of an old musician, pages 198-199:
Gilmore’s plans again showed his genius. They were bold, well conceived, but very costly. He went to Europe, and “talked the crowned heads ” (that was the popular phrase) “ into letting their crack ” military bands come over to play in the Jubilee. He obtained the band of the Grenadier Guards from London, about forty- five strong, under Dan Godfrey; a German infantry band, about thirty-five men, under Saro ; and that of the Garde Republicaine, from Paris, of about fifty-five men. It was said that this latter … more >>
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Thomas Ryan, Recollections of an old musician (New York City, 1899), p. 198-199. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1450281669613 accessed: 13 October, 2024
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William Tell Overture
written by Rossini |
performed by Orchestre de la Garde républicaine |
Torch Light dance
written by Giacomo Meyerbeer |
performed by Garde Republicaine |
Experience Information
Date/Time | at the end of the 1800's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in public |
Originally submitted by Jo Reardon on Wed, 16 Dec 2015 16:01:09 +0000
Approved on Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:07:21 +0000