Charles Burney

The Present State of Music in France and Italy (2nd, corrected edition)

London: T. Becket and Co., 1773

Rome

of the pope's chapel, were so obliging as
to execute several beautiful compositions
of Palestrina, Benevoli, and Allegri, in
order to give me a true idea of the deli-
cate and expressive manner in which they
are sung in the chapel of his holiness.

In the afternoon I went to Signor Crispl's
accademia; I arrived late, while some new
Quartettos of his composition were per-
forming; but he was so obliging as to
desire the band to begin again, and to go
through with the whole six. I think
these pieces have great merit, and are
superior to any of his other productions.

Sunday 18. I went this morning with
Mr. Wyseman to the church of S. John
Lateran*; it is the most ancient church