American Music History Timeline Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering major figures, works, and milestones in American music history from 1540 to 1860 based on the timeline notes.

1540

Juan de Padilla taught Indians in present-day New Mexico to sing plainsong

1698

The Bay Psalm Book was published with printed music.

1770

the New-England Psalm-singer is published by William Billings

1801

A Collection of Spiritual Songs and Hymns is published by Richard Allen

1815

Handel and Haydn Society of Boston Musical organization founded in Boston

1822

The Boston Handel and Haydn Society Collection of Church Music published by Lowell Mason

1822

America's First Resident Opera Company established in New Orleans

1825

First performance of opera in Italian in the United States

1828

"Daddy" Rice created the character Jim Crow

1833

Boston Academy of Music founded

1837

Lowell Mason began teaching music in Boston public schools

1842

New York Philharmonic Society Orchestral organization founded

1844

The Sacred Harp music collection published by White and King

1846

end of musical activities in California missions

1854

Mason and Hamlin founded, manufacturer of reed organs and, later, pianos

1859

Dan Emmett introduced "Dixie" to the New York stage

1860

San Francisco Resident Opera Company established in San Francisco

1861-65

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