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John Askew, the Stanhope violin maker, 1914
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1A few years later we find in Pepy's diary under October 18th, 1667, the following:—"To White Hall, and there in the boarded gallery did hear the musick with which the King is presented this night by Monsieur Grebur, the master of his musick—both instrumental (I think twenty-four violins) and vocall."
3Various musical entertainments were about this time established in London.
5The first public subscription concert was performed at Oxford, in 1665; and the first in London is said to have been in 1672. About this time, 1678, Thomas Britton, known as—"The musical small-coals man," from his selling small coals in Clerkenwell—established over his shop in Aylesbury Street, a musical club, and though the room was low and small and was approached by dangerous back-stairs, his concerts of vocal and instrumental music became a great success. These concerts took place every Thursday and were attended by all the great musicians of the day, including amongst the performers the celebrated musician Handel. This club played a considerable part in making music popular. Tom Britton was a good musician, a collector
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