Who contributed the greater influence to American music, the Cavaliers or the Puritans?
What was the influence of the latter?
Who were the early hymn-tune composers? Name some tune by the more prominent. (If any are available, play them over or have them sung for the class.)
Which of the three leading American cities of the 18th century was the most advanced musically?
What were the first societies to organize?
Who was a great factor in musical education in the early part of the 19th century?
What was the state of instrumental music in the Colonial period and in the years following?
Where was the first orchestra formed? What other cities had organized bodies of orchestral players?
Give an account of the work of Theodore Thomas.
Tell about the other great orchestras of the United States.