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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sonneck, O. G. (Oscar George), 1873-1928.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--United States--18th century--History and criticism.

Music.

Concerts--United States--18th century.

Concerts.

United States.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

338 pages ; 26 cm

8vo.

Place of Publication:

Leipzig : Breitkopf & Härtel, 1907.

Contents:

INTRODUCTION

CHARLESTON AND THE SOUTH

Charleston 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

1722-1760: The first subscription converts; Ranelagh Garden converts and other open air entertainments ; Benefit concerts 1762-1775; Harman Zedtwitz, William Tuckey, the pioneer of choral concerts and the first American performance of the Messiah; The War of the Revolution; William Brown's New York Subscription Concerts, 1785-1789, 1788-1792; the Subscription Concert of Hewitt etc. 1792-1793l The City COncert and the old City Concert, 1793-1798; Musical Societiesl SUmmer concerts, 1793-1800; Benefit concerts, 1789-1800; New Hersey; Albany

BOSTON AND NEW ENGLAND

1731-1761; Subscrition concerts 1761-1775; Public concerts at Concert Hall, 1763-1773; Benefit concewrts 1767-1775; Josiah Floaff; James Juhan; WS Morgan; William Selby, Bostons' princeps musices; the musicalsociety of Boston, 1786-1789; Subscription concerts, 1790-1793; Benefit concertps 1779-1800; General remarks on music in New England; Salem, Mass; Newport, R.!.; Providence RI, and other cities of the Northl Harford Conn

CONCLUSION

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Sonneck, Oscar George Theodore, 1873-1928. Early concert-life in America (1731-1800).

OCLC:

1296857