Timeline of Music in The United States To 1819 - 1775

1775

• Psalmodist Andrew Law graduates from Rhode Island College, soon becoming an influential tunebook publisher and singing master.
• "To Anacreon in Heaven" is published in England; it will become a source of the tune for many patriotic songs of late 18th and earth 19th century, including "The Star-Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the United States.
• At a celebration following the victory of Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys in the fight to capture Fort Ticonderoga, a band performs. This is the first documented performance of a military band in celebration of battle.
• The Continental Congress authorizes the creation of the Continental Army, the precursor to the United States Army. The authorization specifically requires the hiring of a drummer or trumpeter.