Literary References

But, sir, if many acts of indiscretion are committed by the organist and his one or two friends, what shall we say of an assembly of men and boys or […]

by Karl Moritz (London: Cassell and Company, 1886) On to Nettlebed: a perfect village I walked a little way out of the village, where, at some distance, I saw several people

by John Antes La Trobe At the appointed time they commence. The first specimen he has of his choir is perhaps ushered in by a clarinet, which, though rather a

The Diary of William Holland, A Somerset Parson, 1799-1818(Over Stowey, Somerset) 1800Sun 23 FebThe Church was full this evening, some strangers with instruments of various kinds among the Singers. Poor

Francis W.Galpin In Musical News, July 8 1883, pp31-32, and July 15, 1883, pp.56-58. It is only at the church of Winterboume Abbas, a mile further up tbe valley, that a

Originally published in The Connoisseur, No. 134, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1756. Delicta majorum immeritus lues,Romane, donec templa refecerisÆdesque labentes Deorum, etFœda nigro simulacra fumo.The tott’ring tower, and mould’ring walls repair,And fill

Firle, near Lewes, Sussex, 30th July 1832 At this church at Firle, which is in its itself and its surrounding trees a most beautiful thing, … there was not a

by Charles Burney Lovers of mere harmony might receive great pleasure from Metrical Psalmody, in parts, devoid as it is of musical measure, and syllabic quantity, if it were well

From The Gentleman’s Magazine, February 1741 Sir, There is a certain abuse swept, of late years, into the Psalmody of our churches. We have, in most Parishes, a set of men called