Project Gutenberg 2009-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 1441 Lahee, Henry Charles 1856 1953 Annals of Music in America: A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events Produced by Bryan Ness, Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Annals of Music in America" by Henry C. Lahee is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work presents a chronological record of significant musical events in the United States, starting from the early 17th century and extending to modern times. This collection aims to document the evolution of music in America, detailing important occurrences such as early performances, the establishment of musical societies, and the introduction of notable composers. The opening of the book provides insight into music's rudimentary beginnings in America, highlighting that notable musical developments started within the early colonizing years. It chronicles events like the printing of the "Bay Psalm Book," which marks the first American book of sacred music, and the introduction of pipe organs. The text also mentions significant early musical activities, such as the first concerts and performances in colonial cities like Boston and Charleston, emphasizing the role of community in nurturing musical expression even during a time when music was still in its infancy in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Music -- United States -- History and criticism Music -- United States -- Chronology ML Text Category: History - American Category: Music 673597 2025-08-12T08:36:05.544005 text/html 690593 2009-08-08T07:11:00 text/html 292499 2025-08-12T08:36:26.738879 application/epub+zip 302101 2025-08-12T08:36:13.751972 application/epub+zip 247359 2025-08-12T08:36:10.076951 application/epub+zip 725564 2025-08-12T08:36:32.544878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714149 2025-08-12T08:36:22.136902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518003 2022-09-13T16:21:21.560580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542890 2025-08-12T08:36:03.598012 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 542003 2009-08-08T07:10:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 541617 2009-08-08T07:11:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 541744 2009-08-08T07:11:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22165 2025-08-12T08:36:32.699936 application/rdf+xml 26899 2025-08-12T08:36:10.656959 image/jpeg 4887 2025-08-12T08:36:10.370973 image/jpeg 152677 2009-08-08T07:11:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 152352 2009-08-08T07:11:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 175190 2009-08-08T07:11:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 151739 2009-08-08T07:11:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 281629 2025-08-12T08:36:05.582000 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia