Peter Hawker in Belfast - 21 July, 1834

from Journal entry, 21 July 1834, page 59:

Attended the practice of the band for two hours, and they played me a symphony of Mozart and another of Haydn in the first style. The drums, bugles, and bagpipes were also capitally drilled by Signor Mazocchi, the bandmaster.

cite as

Peter Hawker, Journal entry, 21 July 1834. In The Diary of Colonel Peter Hawker 1802–1853, volume 2 (London, 1893), p. 59. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1534260607482 accessed: 5 October, 2024

location of experience: Belfast

Listeners

Peter Hawker
Amateur Musician, Army officer, Sportsman, Writer
1786-1853

Listening to

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Music for drums, bugles and bagpipes performed by Band of the 74th Highlanders
Symphonies
written by Haydn, Mozart
performed by Band of the 74th Highlanders

Experience Information

Date/Time 21 July, 1834
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Tue, 14 Aug 2018 16:30:08 +0100
Approved on Tue, 21 Aug 2018 19:42:41 +0100