John Yeoman in Brentford - 17 April, 1774

from Diary of John Yeoman, 17 April 1774, page 34:

Went to the Chap(el) of ease in the Morning.  after diner we went to the Prisbetariens meeting where they Sung all over the Meetg, the 105th. Plalm (sic), the notes as we Sing them.  the Clerk begins first, he Sings a Tenor Voice, the women Eight above and the Men as can go down an eight below the Clerk.  they Sing …   more >>

cite as

John Yeoman, Diary of John Yeoman, 17 April 1774. In Macleod Yearsley (ed.), The Diary of the Visits of John Yeoman to London in the Years 1774 and 1777 (London, December, 1934), p. 34. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1543493971591 accessed: 26 December, 2024

location of experience: Brentford

Listeners

John Yeoman
leader of the church choir, potter, tenant farmer
1740's-1824

Listening to

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psalms sung at Presbyterian and Methodist services performed by a Methodist congregation, a Presbyterian congregation

Experience Information

Date/Time 17 April, 1774
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

All spelling and punctuation copied from the original.


Originally submitted by lcc5 on Thu, 29 Nov 2018 12:19:32 +0000
Approved on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 15:14:04 +0000