18th Century Concert Music – (continued)
Concerts often offered standard works as well as original compositions by the performers. Such names as Stamitz, Gretry, Vanhall, Boccherini, Pleyel, Martini and Handel were usually encountered. Haydn was represented … Continue reading →
Early Concerts of the 18th Century
The first public concert in America, of which we have record, was held in Boston. This was in 1731, at a time when the New England ban against secular music … Continue reading →
Music of George Washington – Musical Conditions in Early America
To understand the music of George Washington’s time, it is necessary to know musical conditions in America from the days of the first settlers to the end of the eighteenth … Continue reading →