England: history of the pipe and tabor
'Regency' (1790-1829)
A few interesting titbits that do not fit into any of the other 'Regency' categories
1791 'Country Theatricals' - a letter to the editor regarding Cheltenham Theatre: |
1801 Weymouth July 18th |
1801 the Queen visited Weeks Mechanical Museum: |
1801
'A room decorated to celebrate Peace'
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1802 essay “Serpents are affected by music ; and they will raise and twill themselves with every variety ‘The Anatomy of the Human Body’ by Bell, John, Bell, Charles, Sir |
1809
'Jubilee Reminiscences and Old Tokens' entry ticket: ![]() |
1806 India:
advertised A sale of goods, imported by ship, on 2nd January 1807 included wine, fabrics, haberdashery and musical instruments, including a pipe and tabor. Madras Courier - Wednesday 31 December 1806 |
1808 Private subscription Masquerade in India: |
1812 Grand Masquerade at Vauxhall, London: a newspaper reporter commented on: Star (London) - Tuesday 21 July 1812 |
1816 Letter to the Editor: |
1814 Peckham Fair - an order was made to keep the peace: whereas the multitude of places for the entertainment of the lower sort of people.is the great cause of thefts and robberies... ;be it enacted, that any.house, room, garden, or other place, kept for public dancing, music, or other entertainment of the like kind in the streets of London and Westminster, or within twenty miles, thereof... A great number of lame musicians, blind sons of Apollo, and other wandering Minstrels... They retreated each with his pipe, oaten read, tabor, oboe, Jews -harp, pedal-hare, etc. Star (London) - Tuesday 23 August 1814 |
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1817 Fete at Princess Elizabeth's Cottage for the nobility and persons of distinction:
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1829 letter to the Editor: Cheltenham Journal and Gloucestershire Fashionable Weekly Gazette. - Monday 13 July 1829 |
1828 Part of the description of the pipe and tabor: "...They are both used at the same time, the Pipe by the left hand, the Tabor by the right; ‘A musical manual, or, Technical directory : containing full and perspicuous explanations of all the terms, ancient and modern |
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