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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1875
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1In the reign of King George III the musical societies in London were very numerous. He was a friend of Geminiani, and was, with Festing, further carried out the idea of Britton the "small-coal man," by bringing together a number of noblemen and gentleman amateurs for the practice of concerted music. They met at the "Crown and Anchor" tavern in the Strand, and named their society the "Philharmonic." So much for his furtherance of the art. It now remains to notice the great boon which Festing conferred upon his brother professors and their descendants. It is this which has given his memory lasting life in the annals of English music.
3We are indebted to Festing as the chief instru-
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