Ignatz Moscheles in London - 21 June, 1826, 09:00 AM

from Recent Music and Musicians, page 86:

We artists assembled for the funeral at nine o'clock in the morning, in the house of Sir G. Smart, and the procession moved on to the chapel in Moorfields. After the usual service, Mozart's Requiem was sung. Then twelve musicians (myself among the number) carried the body into the vault, while the funeral march from Handel's 'Saul' was played. Those solemn strains touched all of us most deeply.
cite as

Ignatz Moscheles, and Charlotte Moscheles (ed.), Recent Music and Musicians (New York, 1879), p. 86. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1429541716009 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: London

Listeners

Ignatz Moscheles
Head of Leigzig Conservertoir, Composer, Conducting, Musician […]
1794-1870

Listening to

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Mozart's Requiem
written by Mozart
The Funeral March from Saul
written by George Frideric Handel

Experience Information

Date/Time 21 June, 1826, 09:00 AM
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

The funeral of Weber at the Catholic Chapel of Moorfields.


Originally submitted by mallen on Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:55:16 +0100