18 June 1688

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Theatre: Whitehall or St. James's
Theatrical Season: 1684-1685
Volume: 1
Comments: Luttrell, A Brief Relation: The 18th, upon the water before Whitehall, in a great barge, was performed an exercise of musick, vocall and instrumental, by the kings musick (I, 445). B. M. Sloane MS 3929, newsletter, 23 June 1688: on Monday night a great performance was upon the water of Vocal and Instrumental Musique in a Barge borrowed from one of the Companies of London stuck around with lighted fflambeaux, and many of the Nobility and Gentry invited thereto (transcribed by Professor John Harold Wilson). J. Pulver, A Biographical Dictionary of Old English Music (London, 1927), under John Abell: The Barge was decorated and illuminated by numerous torches....The performers, vocal and instrumental, amounted to one hundred and thirty....Nobility and company that was upon the water gave three shouts to express their joy and satisfaction; and all the gentlemen of the musick went to Mr Abell's house, which was nobly illuminated and honoured with the presence of a great Company of the nobility

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p,2atcourt Concert. *c,2atcourt $Luttrell=, <i>A Brief Relation</i>: The 18th, upon the water before <i>Whitehall</i>, in a great barge, was performed an exercise of musick, vocall and instrumental, by the kings musick (I, 445). <i>B. M. Sloane MS 3929</i>, newsletter, 23 June 1688: on Monday night a great performance was upon the water of Vocal and Instrumental Musique in a Barge borrowed from one of the Companies of <i>London</i> stuck around with lighted fflambeaux, and many of the Nobility and Gentry invited thereto (transcribed by $Professor John Harold Wilson=). $J. Pulver=, <i>A Biographical Dictionary of Old English Music</i> (<i>London</i>, 1927), under $John Abell=: The Barge was decorated and illuminated by numerous torches....The performers, vocal and instrumental, amounted to one hundred and thirty....Nobility and company that was upon the water gave three shouts to express their joy and satisfaction; and all the gentlemen of the musick went to $Mr Abell='s house, which was nobly illuminated and honoured with the presence of a great Company of the nobility.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1688 06 18 atcourt Concert.*c1688 06 18 atcourt $Luttrell=, <i>A Brief Relation</i>: The 18th, upon the water before <i>Whitehall</i>, in a great barge, was performed an exercise of musick, vocall and instrumental, by the kings musick (I, 445). <i>B. M. Sloane MS 3929</i>, newsletter, 23 June 1688: on Monday night a great performance was upon the water of Vocal and Instrumental Musique in a Barge borrowed from one of the Companies of <i>London</i> stuck around with lighted fflambeaux, and many of the Nobility and Gentry invited thereto (transcribed by $Professor John Harold Wilson=). $J. Pulver=, <i>A Biographical Dictionary of Old English Music</i> (<i>London</i>, 1927), under $John Abell=: The Barge was decorated and illuminated by numerous torches....The performers, vocal and instrumental, amounted to one hundred and thirty....Nobility and company that was upon the water gave three shouts to express their joy and satisfaction; and all the gentlemen of the musick went to $Mr Abell='s house, which was nobly illuminated and honoured with the presence of a great Company of the nobility.

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    Event: 1704 | 16880618 | atcourt | $Luttrell=, <i>A Brief Relation</i>: The 18th, upon the water before <i>Whitehall</i>, in a great barge, was performed an exercise of musick, vocall and instrumental, by the kings musick (I, 445). <i>B. M. Sloane MS 3929</i>, newsletter, 23 June 1688: on Monday night a great performance was upon the water of Vocal and Instrumental Musique in a Barge borrowed from one of the Companies of <i>London</i> stuck around with lighted fflambeaux, and many of the Nobility and Gentry invited thereto (transcribed by $Professor John Harold Wilson=). $J. Pulver=, <i>A Biographical Dictionary of Old English Music</i> (<i>London</i>, 1927), under $John Abell=: The Barge was decorated and illuminated by numerous torches....The performers, vocal and instrumental, amounted to one hundred and thirty....Nobility and company that was upon the water gave three shouts to express their joy and satisfaction; and all the gentlemen of the musick went to $Mr Abell='s house, which was nobly illuminated and honoured with the presence of a great Company of the nobility
    Performance: 1709 | 1704 | p | Concert

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