François Marie Denis George-Picot et al. in Greece - 17 October, 1917
from Diary entry by Ronald Storrs, 17 November 1917, page 278:
At one station [between Corinth and Athens] a man in a bowler played admirable dances 'in modo dorico' on a clarinet to which four others revolved in a grave circle.
cite as
Ronald Storrs, Diary entry by Ronald Storrs, 17 November 1917. In Orientations (London, 1939), p. 278. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1392140915897 accessed: 18 April, 2024
Listeners
Ronald Storrs
Civil Servant British Foreign and Colonial Office, amateur pianist, Military Governor of Jerusalem diplomat, amateur pianist
Civil Servant British Foreign and Colonial Office, amateur pianist, Military Governor of Jerusalem diplomat, amateur pianist
1881-1855
Listening to
hide composers| unspecified Greek music | performed by local men |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 17 October, 1917 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Notes
Georges-Picot and Storrs were on their way back to Palestine to draw up the Sykes-Picot Agreement after the Turkish defeat in 1917.
Originally submitted by Helen Chambers on Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:11:42 +0000