01 October 1667

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Theatre: Whitehall or St. James's
Theatrical Season: 1667-1668
Volume: 1
Comments: Pepys, Diary: To White Hall, and there in the Boarded-gallery did hear the musick with which the King is presented this night by Monsieur Grebus [Grabut], the master of his musick; both instrumentall--I think twenty-four violins--and vocall; an English song upon Peace. But, God forgive me! I never was so little pleased with a concert of musick in my life. The manner of setting of words and repeating them out of order, and that with a number of voices, makes me sick, the whole design of vocall musick being lost by it. Here was a great press of people; but I did not see many pleased with it, only the instrumental musick he had brought by pratice to play very just

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    *p!atcourt Concert. *c!atcourt <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: To <i>White Hall</i>, and there in the Boarded-gallery did hear the musick with which $the King= is presented this night by $Monsieur Grebus= [$Grabut=], the master of his musick; both instrumentall--I think twenty-four violins--and vocall; an <i>English song upon Peace</i>. But, God forgive me! I never was so little pleased with a concert of musick in my life. The manner of setting of words and repeating them out of order, and that with a number of voices, makes me sick, the whole design of vocall musick being lost by it. Here was a great press of people; but I did not see many pleased with it, only the instrumental musick he had brought by pratice to play very just.

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    *p1667 10 01 atcourt Concert.*c1667 10 01 atcourt <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: To <i>White Hall</i>, and there in the Boarded-gallery did hear the musick with which $the King= is presented this night by $Monsieur Grebus= [$Grabut=], the master of his musick; both instrumentall--I think twenty-four violins--and vocall; an <i>English song upon Peace</i>. But, God forgive me! I never was so little pleased with a concert of musick in my life. The manner of setting of words and repeating them out of order, and that with a number of voices, makes me sick, the whole design of vocall musick being lost by it. Here was a great press of people; but I did not see many pleased with it, only the instrumental musick he had brought by pratice to play very just.

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    Event: 592 | 16671001 | atcourt | <i>Pepys, Diary</i>: To <i>White Hall</i>, and there in the Boarded-gallery did hear the musick with which $the King= is presented this night by $Monsieur Grebus= [$Grabut=], the master of his musick; both instrumentall--I think twenty-four violins--and vocall; an <i>English song upon Peace</i>. But, God forgive me! I never was so little pleased with a concert of musick in my life. The manner of setting of words and repeating them out of order, and that with a number of voices, makes me sick, the whole design of vocall musick being lost by it. Here was a great press of people; but I did not see many pleased with it, only the instrumental musick he had brought by pratice to play very just
    Performance: 592 | 592 | p | Concert

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