Timeline of Music in The United States To 1819 - 1736

1736

• Charles Theodore Pachelbel gives the first documented public concert in New York City.
• The oldest surviving music from New Orleans dates to this year. It is a piece of sacred music.
• The first major instrument manufacturer in the United States, John Clemm, comes to Philadelphia, where he will establish an organ and piano business.
• Hanover, Virginia, hosts the first documented fiddling contest in the country.