Peter Hawker in Royal Hospital, Chelsea - 18 June, 1851
from Journal entry, 18 June 1851, page 331:
Got a holiday at last, and had a few hours’ pleasure in hearing the six bands of the Household troops, added to that of the Artillery, at Chelsea Hospital, where a fête was given for a charity. The tremendous crescendos of 350 men playing together, and all the drums added, produced such an effect as I never before heard.
cite as
Peter Hawker, Journal entry, 18 June 1851. In The Diary of Colonel Peter Hawker 1802–1853, volume 2 (London, 1893), p. 331. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1534364305701 accessed: 24 November, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Military music | performed by Massed bands of the Household troops and Artillery |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 18 June, 1851 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, outdoors |
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Wed, 15 Aug 2018 21:18:26 +0100
Approved on Thu, 23 Aug 2018 10:57:47 +0100