Ireland Greene et al. in Sackville Street, London - 27 April, 1749, at night
from Isaac Greene. A Lancashire Lawyer of the 18th Century. With the Diary of Ireland Greene (Mrs. Ireland Blackburne of Hale) 1748-9 , pages 58f:
Diary entry 27th April 1749
Evening went to Mr. Winford’s house in Sackville Street to see the Fireworks in the Green Park by the invitation of Mrs. Faz[akerley]. There was Mrs. and Miss Harcourt, Mrs. Dorrill, Miss Jones, Mrs. Perriz, Mr. Lutwych, and Mrs., Mr. and Mrs. Fazakerley. The Fireworks continued about an hour, was intend’d to have been 3 but ye Pavilion at one end catching fire they was oblig’d to put a stop to ‘em.
Ireland Greene, and Ronald Stewart-Brown (ed.), Isaac Greene. A Lancashire Lawyer of the 18th Century. With the Diary of Ireland Greene (Mrs. Ireland Blackburne of Hale) 1748-9 (Liverpool, 1921), p. 58f. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1722343273813 accessed: 22 December, 2024
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Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks
written by George Frideric Handel |
performed by wind and percussion ensemble |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 27 April, 1749, at night |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors |
Notes
Music for the Royal Fireworks, performed during the display, was composed to celebrate the end of the War of Austrian Succession and the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748. The work was commissioned by George II of Great Britain.