Lowell Mason in Munich - mid May, 1852

from Musical letters from Abroad, pages 128-9:

We have had this day an excellent opportunity of hearing military music, and at the same time, of seeing a military parade. The Prince Saxe, a brother of the Queen, died a few days since, at his residence in this city; and to-day the body was removed from the house to the railroad depot, from thence to be taken to Altenberg, to the family vault. About three thousand cavalry, artillery, and infantry were called out to perform escort duty. There were seven fine military bands, a part of them being composed of mixed instruments, and a part of brass only. They played in admirable style.

cite as

Lowell Mason, Musical letters from Abroad. In Musical Letters from Abroad (New York, 1854), p. 128-9. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448325046337 accessed: 28 March, 2024

location of experience: Munich

Listeners

Lowell Mason
Musician, Composer
1792-1872

Listening to

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Military music

Experience Information

Date/Time mid May, 1852
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, outdoors, in public

Originally submitted by acusworth on Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:30:46 +0000
Approved on Thu, 16 Mar 2017 08:20:51 +0000