excerpt from 'Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante' pp. 729-730 (66 words)
excerpt from 'Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante' pp. 729-730 (66 words)
| part of | Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante |
|---|---|
| original language | |
| in pages | 729-730 |
| type | |
| encoded value |
On Friday, January 20, 1837, my father (as his custom was) took up his violoncello soon after breakfast, and in his 94th year played that beautiful air of Shields's, 'See the rosy morn appearing,' with a firmness and truth of tone, not common to persons of his age. A few days after he was attacked by that direful complaint, the Influenza, and on the following Friday expired. |
| appears in search results as | excerpt from 'Music and Friends: Or, Pleasant Recollections of a Dilettante' pp. 729-730 (66 words) |
| reported in source | |
|---|---|
| documented in |