1721
Rev. Thomas Walter from Roxbury, Massachusetts did the first music printed with barred notes titled: The Grounds and Rules of Musick Explained, or An Introduction to the Art of Singing By Note.
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20137/lot/154/
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20137/lot/154/
1726
100 Psalm Tune New was believed to be the first American composed music by Rev. John Tufts from Dedham, Massachusetts published in his fifth edition tune collection: An Introduction to the Singing of Psalm-Tunes.
1730
In Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin printed the first collection of German Hymns called Gottliche Liebes Und Lobes Gethoene
http://www.biography.com/people/benjamin-franklin-9301234
http://www.biography.com/people/benjamin-franklin-9301234
1737
Johann G. Klemm built the first organ for Trinity Church in New York.
http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/history/timeline
http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/history/timeline
1759
"My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free" was the first song composed by a Native American named Francis Hopkinson (left) who was also a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Designer of the first American Flag.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Francis_Hopkinson.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Francis_Hopkinson.jpg
1762
The St. Cecilia Society was the first musical society founded in Charleston, South Carolina.
1770
William Billings (1746-1800) was the first native born to put together a collection of music titled: The New England Psalm-Singer. He was primarily a tanner in Boston, but he also a singing teacher and composer.
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6686735
1775
John Behrent of Philadelpha manufactured the first Piano-forte.
http://www.pianoexchange.com/Alert.html
http://www.pianoexchange.com/Alert.html
1787
"The Grand Constitution" is a ballad set the the English Tune "Heart of Oak." It was written for the U.S. Constitution.
1788
Seven Songs for the Harpsichord or Forte Piano was the first secular music printed by native born composer Francis Hopkinson.
(Dedication
Letter, Left)
http://bernardgordillo.com/voices-from-the-18th-century-hopkinson-dedication-to-george-washington/
(Dedication
Letter, Left)
http://bernardgordillo.com/voices-from-the-18th-century-hopkinson-dedication-to-george-washington/
1789
"Ode to the President of the United States" was one of the songs written in tribute to George Washington's Inauguration. It is set to the tune "God Save the King."
http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/Americanmusictimeline.htm
http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/Americanmusictimeline.htm
1791
"The Death Song of an Indian Chief" by Hans Gram was the first Orchestral score published in America