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here, was very much applauded; but though a good singer, I neither think his voice or taste equal to those of Signor Lovattini.
Friday, Sept. 7. In the evening I heard vespers performed at the church of the Annunciation, by a great number of singers, priests, and laymen, accompanied only by a little organ, a violoncello, and two double bases. The music was in the old choral stile of the sixteenth century. After this full performance, in the great choir, there was other singing in different chapels of this beautiful church, by boys placed in different organ lofts, who were accompanied by tenor and base voices below.
Saturday, Sept. 8. This morning, there were no other instruments to accompany the voices in the same church than those which I had heard yesterday, though the day was a great festival: however, the
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