Thomas Moore in Bromham, Wiltshire, and nr Salisbury, Wiltshire - 31 October, 1821
from Memoirs, Journal and Correspondence of Thomas Moore, page 296:
Mrs. Phipps at Bennett’s, near Salisbury; resolved to go there. Walked with Hughes to Sloperton and Bromham; the poor cottage in a sad state of desolation: touched my pianoforte (which is at Hughes’s house), and found it sweeter than almost any I have met since I left it. Set off in a chaise for Bennett’s, changed horses at Warminster, passed by Fonthill Abbey, and arrived at four. A magnificent sunset; these two last days lovely. Dined, sung, and slept.
Thomas Moore, and Lord John Russell (ed.), Memoirs, Journal and Correspondence of Thomas Moore, volume 3 (London, 1853), p. 296. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1648551492381 accessed: 26 December, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| unspecified vocal music | performed by Thomas Moore |
| the sound of Moore's own piano | performed by Thomas Moore |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 31 October, 1821 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Notes
Thomas Moore was visiting England in disguise at this time, having been exiled abroad since 1819 in order to avoid debt. This account begins by telling of a visit to his deserted cottage home at Sloperton, nr Bromham in Wiltshire.