Timeline of Music in The United States To 1819 - 1810

1810

• Johann Christian Gottlieb Graupner founds the Boston Philharmonic Society, the first semiprofessional orchestra in the city.
• The keyed bugle is invented by Joseph Holiday, allowing that instrument to be played fully chromatically.
• The first military band in New York City is formed, serving the 11th Regiment of the New York Militia and based on Bedloe's Island.