Mary Delany in Gloucester - between June, 1749 and 1 July, 1749
from The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany. With Interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen Charlotte, series 1, vol. 2, page 507:
Letter from Mary Delany to Ann Dewes, 1 July 1749
I set Mrs. Viney to the harpsichord, and I was much pleased with the improvement the girls have made. Miss Viney really sings well, and Harriot surprised me with her playing; I think she will make one of the best players I ever heard on the harpsichord: they are agreeable well-behaved girls, and Jemmy a pretty modest lad.
Mary Delany, and Lady Llanover (ed.), The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany. With Interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen Charlotte, series 1, vol. 2, volume 2 (London, 1861), p. 507. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1726739920954 accessed: 29 November, 2024
Listeners
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Listening to
hide composers| performance of unspecified harpsichord music | performed by Harriot (Viney?), Mrs Viney |
| unspecified singing | performed by Miss Viney |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | between June, 1749 and 1 July, 1749 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in private, indoors, solitary |
Notes
Mary Delany had been staying with her sister Ann Dewes in Wellesbourne, but made the journey to Gloucester to visit her old friend Mrs Viney.