VII. Opera after the Revolution

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Foreword IX
4. Preface XIII
5. I. The Setting 1
6. II. Instruments in New Hampshire 12
7. III. Religious Music 26
8. IV. Secular Music 54
9. V. Music for Public Occasions 65
10. VI. Opera before the Revolution 76
11. VII. Opera after the Revolution 90
12. VIII. Concert Life 112
13. IX. Teachers 137
14. X. Music in the Academies 156
15. XI. John Hubbard 161
16. XII. Benjamin Dearborn 175
17. XIII. Samuel Holyoke 183
18. XIV. The Village Harmony 191
19. XV. Music Theory 201
20. XVI. Conclusion 209
21. Appendix: A. Teachers’ Advertisements 215
22. Appendix B. Selected Opera Programs 239
23. Appendix C. John Hancock and the Massachusetts Antitheatre Law of 1750 243
24. Notes 245
25. Bibliography 271
26. Index 283