John Marsh - 5 January, 1775
from The John Marsh Journals: The Life and Times of a Gentleman Composer (1752-1828), pages 124-125:
After supper a few songs were sung amongst which the Rev'd Mr Bristed (who with his daughter was staying at the Shaws) gave us a curious song about a stinking pheasant after which my sister & Mrs Williams sung, the latter of whom sung a famous Scotch song requiring a great compass of voice w'ch so affected Mr Bristed, Mrs W. being as he s'd exactly like his 1st wife, that tho' he was now married to a 2d. he was obliged to quit the room immediately afterwards...
cite as
John Marsh, The John Marsh Journals: The Life and Times of a Gentleman Composer (1752-1828). In John Marsh, and Brian Robins (ed.), The John Marsh Journals: The Life and Times of a Gentleman Composer (1752-1828), volume - (Stuyvesant, New York, 1998), p. 124-125. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1394226906562 accessed: 22 November, 2024
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hide composers| song for male voice | performed by Rev'd Mr Bristed |
| songs for female voice |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 5 January, 1775 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Notes
Location not specified but Marsh was in Romsey at this time.
Originally submitted by iepearson on Sat, 08 Mar 2014 17:40:54 +0000