Abstract
On 1 February 1725, Francesco Geminiani became a freemason in London, and soon afterwards was involved in the setting up and running of a masonic lodge whose members shared a love for the performance of Italian instrumental music. The lodge's minute book survives in the British Library, but hitherto has received little attention from music historians. Although the lodge was short-lived-its records end in 1727-the minute book allows us a fascinating glimpse into the world of middle-class men's amateur music-making in early 18th-century London, their taste for the new, and their cultural aspirations.
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