Henry Croswell et al. in St Mary's Church, Haggerston, East London - 28 November, 1875, 07:00 PM
from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 46:
It was a long service.
[…]
O[rgan]. – Very fine and grandly played.
C[hoir]. – Twelve men and fourteen boys of whom nearly all had good voices. The Anthem was "Comfort ye …"
[The congregation numbered] 700 – There were many "ladies" and lads.
Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 46. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1546966960963 accessed: 8 November, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)
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'Comfort ye'
written by George Frideric Handel? |
performed by the choir and organist of St Mary's Church Haggerston |
| Anglican church music | performed by the choir and organist of St Mary's Church Haggerston |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 28 November, 1875, 07:00 PM |
| Duration | 1 hours 15 minutes |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
Henry Croswell (1840–93) kept a record of his visits to churches in London over a period of more than twelve years (1872–85). He made methodical notes about the number of clergy, the churchmanship, the congregation, the sermon and the church architecture, as well as commenting on the music that he heard (the organ, the hymns and the choir). The above listening experience has been extracted from one of these records.