1770, The pipe organ said to have been used for the first time in a Congregational church in America (Philadelphia). 1774. John Behrent, of Philadelphia, said to have made the first American piano. 1780. (c) The Handel Society of Dartmouth College organized at Hanover, N. H. 1784. A "Harmonic Society" formed about this time at Fredericksburg, Va. 1786. Stoughton (Mass.) Musical Society formed by William Billings, with Squire Elijah Dunbar of Canton as President; probably oldest singing society now in existence in America. 1786. Nov. 9. A society formed in New York City, at Mr. Hulett's rooms, for promoting vocal music. 1787. "Uranian Society" formed in Philadelphia for the improvement of church music. Continued till 1800. 1787. First pipe organ west of the Alleghanies set up in Cookstown (now Fayette City), Pa. Built by Joseph Downer, who was born in Brookline, Mass., 1767 (Jan. 28) and trekked to Pennsylvania with his family. The organ is preserved at the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh. 1788. May 4. A great concert given with an orchestra of fifty and a chorus of two hundred, in the Reformed German Church in Philadelphia, Pa. 1788. "The Musical Society" of New York City established. 1788. Publication of a book entitled "Seven Songs" by F. Hopkinson (1737-1791), the first publication in America of songs by a native composer. 1789. May. 15. Concert given at Salem, Mass., by Gottlieb Graupner in which first mention is made of the use of the oboe (hautbois) in New England. 1790. June 4. A company of French comedians gave a performance, in French, of the opera "The Mistress and Maid" at Baltimore, Md. 1790. Oct. 7. First performance in America of Audinet-Gossec's "Le Tonnelier" given at the City Tavern, New York City. 1790-1800. During this period the following musical works were known and performed in New Orleans, Charleston, S. C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City: Rousseau's "Pygmalion" and "Devin du Village"; Dalayrac's "Nina" and "L'Amant Statue"; Monsigny's "Déserteur"; Grétry's "Zémire et Azor," "La Fausse Magic" and "Richard Coeur de Lion," by a company of French comedians. 1791. A "Cecilia Society" formed in New York City. Lasted but a short time. An "Apollo Society" was also in existence. 1792. Oliver Holden, composer of "Coronation" and other well known hymn tunes, published his "American Harmony," and in 1793, "The Union Harmony." 1792-1872. Lowell Mason. Composer, educator in music. First teacher of singing in the public schools. President of the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston. 1793. "Uranian Society" of New York City, organized for sacred vocal music. 1793. Miss Broadhurst, a noted singer, made her American début in Philadelphia. 1793. Jacob Kimball (1761-1826, born Topsfield, Mass.,) published his "Rural Harmony."