Early German music in Philadelphia

The early immigration of Germans to Philadelphia increased to such an extent, that before the middle of the eighteenth century the English colonists became alarmed for fear that...

To Francis Daniel Pastorious has been assigned the honor of being the first German hymn writer on American soil. Pastorious[3] was born Sept. 26, 1651 at Sommerhausen, Germany,...

It has already been mentioned that there were many German hymn-writers in Philadelphia in the early eighteenth century, and it is now in place to consider what was the quality o...

From the preceding chapter it has been clearly seen, that the Germans in Philadelphia, and indeed in the whole State, were strongly religious, and were celebrated for their chur...

From the preceding chapters it will be evident that secular music was beginning to be a force in the life of the people although the religious music certainly in the first half...

To supply the needs of his pupils it is necessary for a music teacher either to carry a line of musical wares himself or to satisfy his wants from a merchant dealing in such thi...

In a previous chapter it was shown that a kind of subscription concert was given as early as 1744, and although there is no record of public or private concerts being given for...

During the Revolutionary War it has been stated, that concert music was at a premium. However in the fall of 1783 was founded by John Bentley, the City Concert, “which was an im...

It will be seen by this programme that German music had its share of importance, and in later concerts the compositions of Mozart, Haydn, Händel, Bach, Pleyel, Abel, Stamitz, Sc...

1. Grand Overture of Haydn, Opera 51 2. Song, by a young Lady, composed by Dr. Boyce 3. Solo on the Clarinet, Mr. Wolff 4. Quartet of Pleyel 5. Concerto on the Grand Piano Forte...

1. New Overture of Haydn 2. Song, by a young Lady, composed by A. Reinagle 3. Concerto Violin Master Duport 4. Duett, Grand Piano Forte and Violoncello, Mr. Moller and Amateur 5...

1. Overture Pleyel 2. Song Mr. Wolff 3. Duetto Violin and Violoncello Beval By Mr. Duport and an Amateur 4. Trio on the Grand Piano Forte, by Mr. Moller 5. Quartet Violin Mr. Re...

1. Grand Overture of Haydn 2. Sonato Piano Forte Miss Moller 3. Quartett Violin Pleyel 4. Concerto Clarinet Mr. Wolff 5. Solo Violin (in which are introduced some favorite Scotc...

1. Grand Overture of Haydn 2. Miscellaneous Quartet Mr. Reinagle 3. Sonato, Grand Piano Forte Mr. Moller 4. Quartetto, Clarinet Mr. Wolff 5. Concerto, Grand Piano Miss Moller 6....

Besides the City Concerts, so-called Amateur Concerts were given at an early period and were still kept up in 1791, contrary to the belief of O. G. Sonneck. For instance there a...

1. Overture Ditters 2. Song Mrs. Gee 3. Sonato, Grand Piano Forte Miss Moller 4. Concerto, Clarinetto Mr. Wolff 5. Duetto, Violoncello and Grand Piano Forte, by an Amateur and M...

1. Overture Phile 2. Quartetto, Clarinetto Wolff 3. A Duetto, Song by Mr. and Mrs. Kenna 4. Quartetto Schultz 5. Sinfonia Kammel Harmony Music and Songs by Mr. and Mrs. Kenna.[209]

1. Overture of Moller 2. Song (from the New opera of the Woodman) Mrs. Morris 3. Sonata, Piano Forte Miss Moller 4. Concerto, French horn Mons. Pellisier 5. Periodical Overture...

1. Overture 1st of M. A. Guenin 2. Song Mrs. Morris 3. Sonata, Piano Forte Miss Moller 4. Quartett of Pleyel Mr. Reinagle, etc. 5. Overture 2d M. A. Guenin

1. Overture, by Pichl 2. Song, The Traveller benighted, Miss Moller 3. Quartette, French Horn Mr. Pellisier 4. Grand Ariette, Sorti, with accompaniment by a Guitar, composed by...

1. Overture by Abel 2. Ariette Du Marquis de Floriant, by Mr. Cassaignard, Amateur 3. Concerto Piano Forte Miss Moller 4. Duetto, Violin and Tenor Messrs Reinagle and Moller 5....

Although Alexander Reinagle was the greatest musician of this period there were others of importance as Juhan, Moller, Capron, Brown, Schetky, Wolff, etc., etc. It is not our in...