Lowell Mason in Reformed Church, Leipzig - early May, 1852
from Musical letters from Abroad, page 124:
The society have no entire building for the purpose of worship, and meet in an “upper chamber,” in a large building near the St. Thomas church. They have here a very commodious chapel, neatly finished, capable of seating, perhaps, five hundred persons. The whole congregation yesterday did not number more than one hundred and fifty persons. The form of worship does not differ essentially from the Lutheran church; yet there is a space in the service left for extemporary prayer. There is no choir,' but the singing is lead by five or six boys, who sing at the top of their voices the… more >>
Lowell Mason, Musical letters from Abroad. In Musical Letters from Abroad (New York, 1854), p. 124. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448322713112 accessed: 8 November, 2024
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Date/Time | early May, 1852 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
At the Reformed Church in Leipzig.