William Beatty-Kingston in Seville - the 1860's

from Music and manners; personal reminiscences and sketches of character, page 378:

It was at Seville that I last saw and heard them all performed [song meoldies and dance tunes] by a very skilful troupe of Spanish minstrels, consisting of five men (vocalists and guitar-players) and three extraordinarily handsome girls, who did all the dancing, but sang not at all, and played upon no instrument but the castanets.

cite as

William Beatty-Kingston, Music and manners; personal reminiscences and sketches of character, volume 1 (London, 1887), p. 378. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1452013720945 accessed: 20 April, 2024

location of experience: Seville

Listeners

William Beatty-Kingston
journalist, Librettist, memoirist, Translation
1837-1900

Listening to

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traditional Spanish music

Experience Information

Date/Time the 1860's
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors

Originally submitted by Meg Barclay on Tue, 05 Jan 2016 17:08:41 +0000
Approved on Thu, 14 Jan 2016 09:48:00 +0000