James Turnbull in England - between 1880 and 1889
from Reminiscences of a Stonemason, by a working man, pages 215–216:
I was now passing through the happiest days. I had plenty of work, and enjoyed my books in the evening. My wife was proud of my boy's success in the school, and looking forward to placing our youngest there, as soon as he was five years old. As I understood music, I bought a harmonium, and set my youngest boy to it. For instruction book I used Czerny's "School of Velocity," which I had bought as waste-paper for … more >>
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James Turnbull, Reminiscences of a Stonemason, by a working man (London, 1908), p. 215–216. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1656674761401 accessed: 8 October, 2024
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'School of Velocity'
written by Carl Czerny |
performed by Jame's Turnbull's youngest son |
Experience Information
Date/Time | between 1880 and 1889 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in private, indoors |
Originally submitted by lcc5 on Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:26:01 +0100
Approved on Tue, 05 Jul 2022 10:54:46 +0100