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Music History Between 1800 - 1825
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Music Time Period of 1800-1825
1799 -
"the Vintage," An American Opera By Pellesier And Dunlap,
Produced In New York City.
1800 -
Bassoon Used In Bethlehem, Pa.
1800 -
Dec. 23. First Annual Concert Of The Philharmonic Society
Given At Tontine Hall, Broadway, New York City.
1801 -
Handel's "messiah" Given In The Hall Of The University Of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
1802 -
"harmonic Society" Founded In Philadelphia.
1803 -
Benjamin Crehore Of Milton, Mass., Made The First Pianoforte
In New England.
1807 -
Massachusetts Musical Society Formed In Boston For Improving
The Mode Of Performing Sacred Music. Ceased To Exist In 1820.
1807 -
"le Theatre St. Philippe" Opened In New Orleans With A
One-act Opera By Mehul,--"une Folie."
1808 -
The Pierian Sodality, Half Musical, Half Social Club
Organized By The Undergraduates Of Harvard University.
1809 -
Haydn Society Formed In Philadelphia.
1811 -
John Davis, From San Domingo, Opened The "theatre D'orleans"
In New Orleans.
1811 -
Haydn's "creation" And "the Seasons" Performed In Part At
Bethlehem, Pa.
1813-1893 -
John S. Dwight, Editor, Critic, Member Of Brook Farm
Community, And Founder In 1852 Of "dwight's Journal Of Music,"
The First Publication Of Its Kind In America.
1814 -
Sept. 14. The Words Of "the Star-spangled Banner" Written By
Francis Scott Key During The Bombardment Of Fort Henry. They
Were Published Next Day As A "broadside" And On The 20th
Appeared In The "baltimore Patriot." The Tune Of "anacreon In
Heaven"...
1815 -
April 20. Handel And Haydn Society, Boston, Organized With
Thomas S. Webb As President. At The First Concert The Chorus
Consisted Of About One Hundred, Of Whom Ten Were Women.
Orchestra A Dozen Instruments, And Organ.
1816 -
First Complete Performance Of Haydn's "creation" Given At
King's Chapel, Boston.
1817 -
Charles B. Incledon, Noted English Tenor Singer, Visited
America.
1818 -
New Theatre D'orleans, The Finest In The United States,
Opened In New Orleans. The Old Theatre Was Burned In 1817. The
New Theatre Was The Home Of Opera For Some Years.
1818 -
Dec. 25. The Handel And Haydn Society Of Boston Gave What Is
Called The First Complete Performance Of Handel's "messiah" In
America. (philip Goepp States That The "messiah" Was Given In
1801, In The Hall Of The University Of Pennsylvania.)
1819 -
"haydn Society" Formed In Cincinnati, O.
1819 -
Feb. 16. First Complete Performance Of Haydn's "creation"
Given By The Handel And Haydn Society, Boston. (this Was Claimed
Also In 1816 For A Performance At King's Chapel.)
1819 -
An English Version Of Rossini's "barber Of Seville" Given In
New York City, With Miss Leesugg As Rosina, At The Park
Theatre.
1820 -
Philharmonic Society Organized In Bethlehem, Pa. (originally
The Collegium Musicum Of 1750.)
1820 -
Two Musical Societies Formed In New York City, Viz.,--the
Philharmonic, And The Euterpean.
The Philharmonic Used To Engage Prominent Artists. It
1820 -
Aug. 30. George F. Root, Noted American Song-writer. Died
Aug. 6, 1895.
1820 -
The Philadelphia Musical Fund Society Established. Gave Its
First Concert April 24, 1821, When Beethoven's First Symphony
Was Played For The First Time In America. (between The Movements
Vocal And Other Solos Were Given By Sundry Artists.)
1821 -
New England Musical Matters On Record Of This Year Are: An
Oratorio Given By The Psallion Society Of Providence, R. I.;
A Performance Of Music By The New Hampshire Musical
1823 -
Production In New York City Of "clari, The Maid Of The
Mill," Ballad Opera By Sir Henry Bishop And J. Howard Payne.
This Opera Contains The Song, "home, Sweet Home." Was Presented
In London On May 23.
1823 -
May 23. Mozart's Opera, "the Marriage Of Figaro" (bishop's
English Version), Presented In New York City At The Park
Theatre.
1823 -
The Pianoforte Manufacturing House Of Jonas Chickering
Established In Boston.
1823-1849 -
Sacred Music Society, New York City.
By A Supper And A Ball It Ceased To Exist About 1845 -
Gradually Dwindled But Was Reorganized In 1840 -
The Euterpean Gave Concerts Which Were Usually Followed
Music History Between 1800 - 1825 -
In 1800 We Find The First Mention Of The Use Of The Bassoon. This Was In
Bethlehem, Pa., And It Seems To Complete The List Of Instruments For The
Average Orchestra. Notwithstanding The Record Of The Importation Of
Oboes, Many Years Earlier, And Th...
Society At Hanover N H -
The Existence Of A Beethoven Society In Portland, Me.
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