Samuel Pepys in Westminster - 10 August, 1664

from Diary of Samuel Pepys, 10 August 1664, page 414:

Thence I to Cockers again and sat by him, with good discourse again for an hour or two; and then left him and by agreement with Capt. Sylas Taylor (my old acquaintance at the Exchequer) to the post-office to hear some Instrument Musique of Mr. Berchenshaws before my Lord Brunkard and Sir Rob. Murrey. I must confess, whether it be that I hear it but seldom, or that really voices is better, but so it is, that I found no pleasure at all in it, and methought two voyces were worth twenty of it.
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Samuel Pepys, Diary of Samuel Pepys, 10 August 1664. In Robert Latham and William Matthews (ed.), The diary of Samuel Pepys : a selection (London, 2003), p. 414. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1407321102857 accessed: 19 April, 2024

location of experience: Westminster

Listeners

Samuel Pepys
Member of Parliament, Diarist, Naval officer
1633-1703

Listening to

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Instrument Musique
written by Mr. Berchenshaw

Experience Information

Date/Time 10 August, 1664
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in public

Originally submitted by isobel.1111 on Wed, 06 Aug 2014 11:31:43 +0100