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those of any other organs that I have met with.
Immediately after dinner I went to St. Peter's, where there was a great Funzione for the feast of it's foundation. The ves- pers were said by Cardinal York, assisted by several bishops: there were Mazzanti and Cristofero to sing, besides several other supernumeraries, and the whole choir. The fat Giovannini, famous for playing the violoncello, as well as for being one of the Maestri di Capella of St. Peter's, beat time. The solo parts were finely sung by the two singers just mentioned, and the chorusses by two choirs, and two organs, were admirable performed. Part of the music was by Palestrina, part by Benevoli, and the rest modern, but in a grave and majestic stile. I never heard church mu- sic, except that of the Pope's chapel, so well performed. There were no other instruments than the two organs, four violoncellos, and two double bases. Some fugues and imitations in dialogue between
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