Lowell Mason in Düsseldorf - 1 August, 1852
from Musical letters from Abroad, page 180:
At the close of the performance the crowd gradually dispersed, moving slowly back into the town, which was now splendidly illuminated. The singing societies again formed in order, and each person bearing upon a rod six or eight feet in length a colored light, the whole moved through the principal streets, in grand torch-light procession, brilliant and dazzling. This being ended, the singers retired to a large hall, where things good to the palate and quickening to the spirits had been bountifully provided, and which were (even in Germany) summarily disposed of. Toasts and speeches followed,… more >>
Lowell Mason, Musical letters from Abroad. In Musical Letters from Abroad (New York, 1854), p. 180. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448660077114 accessed: 2 November, 2024
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patriotic song
written by G. Reichardt |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1 August, 1852 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Notes
Dusseldorf Festival - Grosses Männe gesang feste