Early concert-life in America (1731-1800) / by O.G. Sonneck.

Author/creator Sonneck, O. G.
Format Book
Publication InfoLeipzig : Breitkopf & Hàˆrtel, 1907.
Description338 pages ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents Charleston and the south. Charelston S. C.: 1732-1765. The St. Coecilia society -1766-1775-1781-1800 ; Annapolis, Md. ; Baltimore, Md. ; Williamsburg, Va. ; Fredericksburg, Va. ; Petersburg, Va. ; Norfolk, Va. ; Richmond, Va. ; Alexandria, Va. ; Savannah, Ga. ; New Orleans, La. -- Philadelphia. 1757-1776: Francis Hopkinson, James Bremner and Giovanni Gualdo's concerts ; The war of the revolution ; (John Bentley's) city concert 1783-1788, 1792-1793 ; How the history of music in America should not be written ; Duplessis' subscription concerts ; The amateur concert 1786-1791 ; Amateurs and professional concert, 1794 ; Mrs. Grattan's ladies concert, 1796-1798 ; Summer concerts 1786-1800 ; Andrew Adgate, the Uranian academy, its Uranian concerts, and other choral concerts ; Benefit concerts 1783-1800 ; 'Lectures, moral and entertaining' and other theatre-concerts ; Bethlehem, Pa. -- New York. 1733-1760: the first subscription concerts ; Ranelagh Garden concerts and other open-air entertainments ; Benefit concerts 1762-1775 ; Herman Zedtwitz, William Tuckey, the pioneer of choral concerts and the first American performance of Messiah ; The war of the revolution ; William Brown's New York subscription concerts, 1785-1786, 1788-1792 ; The subscription concert of Hewitt etc. 1792-1793 ; The City concert and the Old City concert, 1793-1798 ; Musical societies ; Summer concerts, 1793-1800 ; Benefit concerts 1786-1800 ; New Jersey ; Albany -- Boston and New England. 1731-1761 ; Subscription concerts 1761-1775 ; "Public" concerts at Concert Hall, 1763-1773 ; Benefit concerts 1767-1775 ; Josiah Flagg ; James Juhan ; W. S. Morgan ; William Selby, Bostons' princeps musices ; The musical society of Boston, 1786-1789 ; Subscription concerts, 1790-1793 ; Benefit concerts 1779-1800 ; General remarks on music in New England ; Salem, Mass. ; Newport, R. I. ; Providence, R. I. and other sities of the North ; Hartford, Conn.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 07016781

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