Thomas Binney in London - mid 19th Century
from Musical letters from Abroad, page 296:
When chanting was first introduced into the Weigh House chapel, (Rev. Mr. Binney's,), about four years since, it was received with almost universal favor from the first; but there was one good old man who made strong objection to it; it grieved him much; but as the people were almost all in favor of it, he yielded in a good Christian spirit, looked on his book during the exercise, and tried to submit patiently to that which he could not approve. The sixty-seventh Psalm was, and is, often chanted. Indeed, they have but very few selections from the Psalms that they use, nor have they … more >>
Lowell Mason, Musical letters from Abroad. In Musical Letters from Abroad (New York, 1854), p. 296. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1461777612954 accessed: 3 March, 2025
Listeners
Experience Information
Date/Time | mid 19th Century |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |