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two violins played difficult passages very neatly, the base stopped well in tune, and the voice, which was a woman's, was well toned, and had several essentials belonging to that of a good singer, such as compass, shake, and volubility; but I shall not mention all the performances of this kind which I met with here; as they were so numerous, that the repetition would be tiresome.
The city is famous for its conservato- rios or musical schools, of which it has four, the Ospedale della Pietˆ, the Mendi- canti, the Incurabili, and the Ospedaletto a S. Giovanni e Paolo, at each of which there is a performance every Saturday and Sunday evening, as well as on great fes- tivals. I went to that of the Pietˆ, the evening after my arrival, Saturday, Au- gust 4. The present Maestro di Capella is Signor Furlanetti, a priest, and the per- formers, both vocal and instrumental, are all girls; the organ, violins, flutes, violoncellos, and even french-horns, are
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