James Douglas in Windsor Castle - 24 May, mid 19th Century, in the morning
from Account of life as a chorister in the nineteenth century, pages 9;18:
On the Queen’s birthdays [24 May] we used to go & serenade her under her bedroom window & one occasion (a wet morning) we sang the glee “Hail smiling mother” which seemed rather out of place as it was raining. … more >>
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James Douglas, Account of life as a chorister in the nineteenth century. In Choir Archives, St George's Chapel, Windsor, England, p. 9;18. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1524223871261 accessed: 30 January, 2025 (All extracts from the memoir are by kind permission of the writer's descendant Prof. James Wilkinson.)
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hide composers| 'Hail Smiling Mother' | performed by St George's Chapel Choir' |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 24 May, mid 19th Century, in the morning |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, outdoors |
Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:31:12 +0100
Approved on Thu, 21 Jun 2018 15:33:34 +0100