Timeline of Music in The United States To 1819 - 1790

1790

• The first theater opens in Augusta, Georgia.
• The first copyright act is passed in the United States.
• The first piece of music to be copyrighted is Andrew Adgate's Rudiments of Music.
• The first singing contest in the United States is held, between the choirs of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Stoughton, Massachusetts.