Alice Gertrude Croswell et al. in St George's Chapel, Albemarle Street, Piccadilly, London - 25 May, 1884, 11:00 AM

from Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell, page 392:

O[rgan]. – Couldn't see it; in West Gallery; played very well.

H[ymns]. – Church Hymns, nice selection.  Congregation didn't sing, too genteel.

C[hoir]. – Mixed, paid, good, in West Gallery, so couldn't see them.  Sung very nicely and a good deal.

[The congregation numbered] 30 – Mostly elderly, some footmen […]

S[ermon]. – Didn't stop; […]  Next Sunday - Holy Communion with a little …   more >>

cite as

Henry Croswell, Transcript of the diaries of Henry Croswell. In British Library, number 000826807, C.194.c.113 , p. 392. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1553086633034 accessed: 11 December, 2024 (By permission of the British Library.)

location of experience: St George's Chapel, Albemarle Street, Piccadilly, London

Listeners

Henry Croswell
assurance clerk, Sunday School teacher
1840-1893

Listening to

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hymns selected from 'Church Hymns' performed by the choir and organist of St George's Chapel Albemarle Street
Anglican church music performed by the choir and organist of St George's Chapel Albemarle Street

Experience Information

Date/Time 25 May, 1884, 11:00 AM
Duration 1 hours 25 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. ‘Church Hymns’ (1871) and ‘Church Hymns with Tunes’ (1874) were publications of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (S.P.C.K.), under the musical editorship of Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900). This collection was the most successful of the competitors to ‘Hymns Ancient and Modern’ in the late nineteenth century, containing a larger number of hymns overall, and more hymns specifically intended for children and young people.


Originally submitted by lcc5 on Wed, 20 Mar 2019 12:57:13 +0000
Approved on Tue, 23 Jul 2019 14:45:11 +0100