Anna Seward et al. in Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield - 2 November, 1790, in the morning
from Letter from Anna Seward to Mrs Roberts, 3 November 1790, page 40:
Yesterday morning, Sunday, Mr Inge preached in our choir, a sermon of great learning and ingenuity, composed on the arrival of our new and very fine organ. The discourse was upon church-music, its pleasure and utility; it concluded with —“and in conviction of the benefit devotion receives from sacred music, let us say, Halelujah to the God Most High!—and again let us say Halelujah!”—Instantly, by previous appointment, and entirely unexpected by the audience, … more >>
Anna Seward, Letter from Anna Seward to Mrs Roberts, 3 November 1790. In Archibald Constable (ed.), Letters of Anna Seward: Written Between the Years 1784 and 1807, volume 3 (Edinburgh, 1811), p. 40. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1535704557649 accessed: 5 December, 2024
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'For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth' from Messiah
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by Choir and organist of Lichfield Cathedral |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 2 November, 1790, in the morning |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |