Title Page | Collection Summary | History of the Collection | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Historical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1630 | Puritans arrive in Pawtucket and Wampanoag land now known as Boston |
| 1640 | The Bay Song Book was printed in Massachusetts Bay Colony by Cambridge Press |
| 1714 | First church organ in the American colonies assembled in Queen's Chapel (now King's Chapel) Faneuil Hall began hosting performances |
| 1731 December | First advertisement for public concert in America published in Boston News-Letter |
| 1754 | Gilbert and Lewis Deblois build performance space known as the "Concert Hall" above their shop, the Crown and Comb |
| 1770 | The New England Psalm Singer by Williams Billings published |
| 1797 | First music shops opened in Boston Singer and actress Mrs. Catherine Graupner gave Boston debut performance with Federal Theatre company |
| 1798 | The Van Hagen family opened a music firm Instrumentalist and conductor Gottlieb Graupner started a business providing music lessons and instrument repair |
| circa 1800 | Graupner began publishing music, eventually becoming a leader in the Boston music scene |
| 1809 | The Philharmonic Society held first documented meeting |
| 1810 | Boylston Hall opened on the third floor of Boylston Market |
| 1815 December 24 | Handel and Haydn Society gave first public performance |
| circa 1821 | Handel and Haydn Society Collection of Church Music published |
| 1826 | Lowell Mason became conductor and president of Handel and Haydn Society |
| 1828 | Mason introduced compulsory music education in Boston schools, widely regarded as the birth of school music in the United States |