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Excerpt from Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, Esq., F. R. S, Vol. 8: From His Ms. Cypher in the Pepsyian Library; October 1, 1667 July 15, 1668
Ocr. Ist, 1667. To White Hall, and there in the Boarded-gallery did hear the musick with which the King is presented this night by Monsieur Grebus, l the master of his musick; both instrumentaii - I think twenty-four violins - and vocall an English song upon Peace. But, God forgive me I never was so little pleased with a concert of musick in my life. The manner of setting of words and repeating them out of order, and that with a number of voices, makes me sick, the whole design of vocal] musick being lost by it. Here was a great press of people; but I did not see many pleased with it, only the instrumental musick he had brought by practice to play very just.
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