Richard Church in Battersea - the 1900's
from Over the bridge : an essay in autobiography, pages 77–78:
It may have been the nervousness resulting from this failure to spell that made me follow my brother with such dog-like devotion. For he was now eleven, and could read fluently. Moreover, he had begun to take an interest in the pianoforte that stood against the wall in the back parlour, with vases and picture frames on it that rattled and danced during our Sunday evening concerts, when Mother’s overture, Sidney Smith’s ‘Tarantella’, opened the feast, to be followed by a violin or flute solo from Father, or a richly emotional baritone song, ‘Ora Pro … more >>
Richard Church, Over the bridge : an essay in autobiography (London, 1956), p. 77–78. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1443096625849 accessed: 8 October, 2024
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Listening to
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'Berceuse de Jocelyn'
written by Benjamin Godard |
performed by Lavinia Church, Tom Church |
'Harmonious Blacksmith'
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by Lavinia Church, Tom Church |
Tarantella
written by Sidney Smith |
performed by Lavinia Church |
'Ora Pro Nobis' | performed by Lavinia Church, Tom Church |
'The Vagabond' | performed by Lavinia Church, Tom Church |
Cavatina
written by Joachim Raff |
performed by Lavinia Church, Tom Church |
'The Lost Chord'
written by Arthur Sullivan |
performed by Lavinia Church, Tom Church |
'Largo'
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by Lavinia Church, Tom Church |
'The Deathless Army'
written by Henry Trotere |
performed by Lavinia Church, Tom Church |
Experience Information
Date/Time | the 1900's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Notes
Domestic music-making