Lowell Mason in St Thomas' Church, Leipzig - 29 February, 1852

from Musical letters from Abroad, pages 53-54:

Yesterday, Sunday, 29th Feb., I was at St. Thomas. There was no motette with orchestra, on account of Lent. The services were as follows; the order is so different from ours, that I have thought it would be interesting to many to have it given in detail. I timed each piece, and give the time which each occupied.

 

1. Organ........................................... 2 minutes

2. Motette, without accompaniment ..... 9    "

3. Organ........................................... 1    "

4. …   more >>

cite as

Lowell Mason, Musical letters from Abroad. In Musical Letters from Abroad (New York, 1854), p. 53-54. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448281320115 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: St Thomas' Church, Leipzig

Listeners

Lowell Mason
Musician, Composer
1792-1872

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Experience Information

Date/Time 29 February, 1852
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by acusworth on Mon, 23 Nov 2015 12:22:00 +0000
Approved on Tue, 14 Mar 2017 14:14:53 +0000