An account of the Birmingham Festival, 1768
In 1768 Abraham Adcock participated in the inaugural Birmingham Music Festival, an event that was founded by the manufacturer Matthew Boulton for the benefit…
Festivals
The Medieval Puy
In the year 1105, a minstrel from Tienen called Itier, had a wondrous vision of a beautiful lady dressed in white. In a dream…
Musicians and the City of London
In 1739, the Master of the Turners’ Company, Thomas Stanesby junior sent a request to Abraham Adcock to provide music for the next…