Catherine Talbot et al. in a church in London? Oxford? - 7 October, 1752

from Journal of Catherine Talbot: correspondence, journals and verses 1735 – 1769, pages fol. 69r:

The Service Tedious, but more Solemn than I imagined, great appearance of Devotion among the Women. The Whole Chaunted or Sung. Sometimes very Noisy, sometimes the Sound was fine[.]

cite as

Catherine Talbot, Journal of Catherine Talbot: correspondence, journals and verses 1735 – 1769. In The British Library, number Add MS 4669, p. fol. 69r. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1675003088860 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: a church in London? Oxford?

Listeners

Catherine Talbot
Essayist, letter writer, polymath
1721-1770

Listening to

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church music performed by Congregation

Experience Information

Date/Time 7 October, 1752
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

Journal entry by Catherine Talbot dated 7 October 1752. Original spellings, punctuation and capitalisation retained.


Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Sun, 29 Jan 2023 14:38:09 +0000
Approved on Thu, 11 May 2023 16:14:17 +0100