Henry Croswell et al. in St Giles-in-the-Fields Church, St Giles, London - 11 December, 1881, 07:05 PM

from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 282:

We got there at the Lord's Prayer and left at the hymn before the Sermon.

[…]

O[rgan]. – It is said to be fine and old.  I didn't think much of it.  It is in the West Gallery.  The organist was unsurpliced.

H[ymns]. – Church Hymns, an ordinary selection.

C[hoir]. – Surpliced - the men voluntary.  There was a large number, the singing middling.

[The congregation numbered] …   more >>

cite as

Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 282. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1551442749853 accessed: 29 March, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)

location of experience: St Giles-in-the-Fields Church, St Giles, London

Listeners

Henry Croswell
assurance clerk, Sunday School teacher
1840-1893

Listening to

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hymns selected from 'Church Hymns' performed by the choir and organist of St Giles-in-the-Fields Church
Anglican church music performed by the choir and organist of St Giles-in-the-Fields Church

Experience Information

Date/Time 11 December, 1881, 07:05 PM
Duration 40 minutes
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

Henry Croswell (1840–93) kept a record of his visits to churches in London over a period of more than twelve years (1872–85). He made methodical notes about the number of clergy, the churchmanship, the congregation, the sermon and the church architecture, as well as commenting on the music that he heard (the organ, the hymns and the choir). The above listening experience has been extracted from one of these records. ‘Church Hymns’ (1871) and ‘Church Hymns with Tunes’ (1874) were publications of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (S.P.C.K.), under the musical editorship of Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900). This collection was the most successful of the competitors to ‘Hymns Ancient and Modern’ in the late nineteenth century, containing a larger number of hymns overall, and more hymns specifically intended for children and young people.


Originally submitted by lcc5 on Fri, 01 Mar 2019 12:19:10 +0000
Approved on Tue, 14 Jul 2020 11:08:18 +0100