Thomas Moore in City of Norfolk - early November, 1803
from Letter from Thomas Moore to his mother, Anastasia Moore, 7 November 1803, page 139:
This Norfolk, the capital of Virginia, is a most strange place […] The first object I saw on entering Colonel Hamilton’s drawing-room was a harpsichord, which looked like civilisation, and delighted me extremely; and in the evening we had a Miss Mathews, who played and sung very tolerably indeed; but music here is like whistling to a wilderness. She played some of dear Kate’s[*] lessons, which brought the tears into my eyes with recollection.
[*Moore’s sister]
Thomas Moore, Letter from Thomas Moore to his mother, Anastasia Moore, 7 November 1803. In Lord John Russell (ed.), Memoirs, Journal and Correspondence of Thomas Moore, volume 1 (London, 1853), p. 139. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1558371876383 accessed: 12 December, 2024
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hide composersunspecified harpsichord and vocal music | performed by Miss Mathews |
Experience Information
Date/Time | early November, 1803 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |