Mariana Starke in Rome - between the 1790's and the 1810's

from Information and directions for travellers on the continent, 5th edition, page 212:

 

During Lent the principal amusements are Church Ceremonies, the Academy of the Arcadians; the Academy Tiberina; the music, (which begins about three o'clock every afternoon, and is especially good on Fridays,) at S. Peter's; and Serletti's Concert, which consists of a pianoforte and about twenty singers, who manage so as to give their voices the effect of a full band of instrumental music. They chiefly perform …   more >>

cite as

Mariana Starke, Information and directions for travellers on the continent, 5th edition (London, 1824), p. 212. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1517240472475 accessed: 16 November, 2024

location of experience: Rome

Listeners

Mariana Starke
Traveller and writer
1762-1838

Listening to

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unspecified church music--Catholic
Marcello Psalms
written by Benedetto Marcello

Experience Information

Date/Time between the 1790's and the 1810's
Medium live
Listening Environment indoors, in public

Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Mon, 29 Jan 2018 15:41:12 +0000
Approved on Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:13:32 +0000