Lady Sydney Morgan in Bologna - early 19th Century, at night

from Italy Volume 1, pages 281-282:

The last vibration of the AVE MARIA BELL was tingling, the last sun-light was fading from the bending tower of the Assinello; the shadows of the arched porticos deepened, and the miracles and processions painted in fresco on the walls of convents and monasteries (for a moment visible) sunk rapidly in the sudden gloom which terminates Italian twilight. The joyous sounds of the vintage had died away, …   more >>

cite as

Lady Sydney Morgan, Italy Volume 1, volume 1 (1821), p. 281-282. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1516535049389 accessed: 2 November, 2024

location of experience: Bologna

Listeners

Lady Sydney Morgan
Novelist
17??-1859

Listening to

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guitar music performed by a band of blind musicians

Experience Information

Date/Time early 19th Century, at night
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, outdoors, in public

Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Sun, 21 Jan 2018 11:44:09 +0000
Approved on Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:45:44 +0000