[ Giornale del Viaggio fatto in Levante nell’anno 1759 / Vitaliano Donati ] Tomo 1 / Vitaliano Donati
Travel of Vitaliano Donati

5. The presence of drums in the procession

Cairo - Egypt
Title
The presence of drums in the procession
Short description
Vitaliano Donati recounts the entry into Cairo of Ahmet Pasha who arrived in Boulaq on November 20, 1748 and the presence of drums in the procession.
Text on source
In seguito v'erano settanta Chiausi a cavallo, e cento quaranta di gi. Arabi, quattro cappe negre a piedi, l'Aga de Giannizzeri, e l'Aga degli Arabi a Cavallo con trenta pedoni, e ottanta Odabani armati ut supra a piedi, e il Bas Chiaus a Cavallo, idem attorniato da molti servi, e dietro di lui li Timpani sopra il Camello.
English translation
Folios/Pages
ff. 100-101
Date
1760 circa
Observations on the events description
In "Giornale di viaggio in Levante nel 1759" (ms. varia 747) f. 87.
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
No other participants in this event description.
Narrator
1
Place
1
Sounds
1
How to quote
Murarotto E., "The presence of drums in the procession" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2023 08 20.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.50

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