Countess Granville et al. in Brussels - 1 March, 1824
from Letter from Lady Granville to her sister, Lady G. Morpeth, 1 March 1824, page 260:
The children have been still happier than usual to-day, as it is the last day of the Carnival; and masqued and grotesque figures, making strange faces and singing Flemish songs, are to be seen in spite of the weather, parading through the town.
cite as
Henrietta Elizabeth [Harriet] Leveson Gower, Letter from Lady Granville to her sister, Lady G. Morpeth, 1 March 1824. In F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet Countess Granville, 1810–1845, volume 1 (London, 1894), p. 260. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1537277878164 accessed: 29 November, 2024
Listeners
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Listening to
hide composers| Flemish songs sung at a carnival | performed by masked figures |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 1 March, 1824 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, outdoors, in public |
Notes
Harriet Leveson Gower's sister, Georgiana Dorothy Howard, was titled Lady Morpeth until September 1825, after which she was titled Lady Carlisle.
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:37:59 +0100
Approved on Thu, 11 Oct 2018 14:20:58 +0100