The New York opera as a factor of musical culture--Manuel García and his troupe; da Ponte's dream--The vicissitudes of the Italian Opera House; Palmo's attempt at 'democratic' opera--The beginnings of 'social' opera: the Academy of Music, German opera, Maretzek to Strakosch--The early years of the Metropolitan--The Grau régime--Conried; Hammerstein; Gatti-Casazza; Opera in English--The Century Opera Company. VII. OPERA IN THE UNITED STATES. PART II 158 San Francisco's operatic experiences--New Orleans and its opera house--Philadelphia; influence of New Orleans, New York, etc.; The Academy of Music--Chicago's early operatic history; the Chicago-Philadelphia company; Boston--Comic opera in New York and elsewhere. VIII. INSTRUMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 181 The New York Philharmonic Society and other New York orchestras--Orchestral organizations in Boston--The Theodore Thomas orchestra of Chicago--Orchestral music in Cincinnati--The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra--Orchestral music in the West; the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra--Chamber music ensembles--Visiting orchestras. IX. CHORAL ORGANIZATIONS AND MUSIC FESTIVALS 206 The Handel and Haydn and other Boston societies--Choral organizations in New York, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere--Cincinnati, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Chicago and the Far West--Music festivals. X. MUSICAL EDUCATION IN AMERICA 230 Early singing teachers and schools--Music societies in colleges--Introduction of music into the public schools--Juvenile music--Conservatories--Musical courses in colleges and universities--Community music--Present state of public school music--Municipal music. PART III. CREATION XI. THE FOLK-ELEMENT IN AMERICAN MUSIC 277 Nationalism in music--Sources of American folk-song; classification of folk-songs--General characteristics of the negro folk-song--The negro folk-song and its makers--Other American folk-songs--The negro minstrel tunes; Stephen Foster, etc.--Patriotic and national songs. XII. THE CLASSIC PERIOD OF AMERICAN COMPOSITION 331 Pioneers in American Composition: Fry, Emery, Gottschalk--The Boston group of 'classicists': Chadwick, Foote, Parker, and others--Other exponents of the 'Classical': William Mason, Dudley Buck, Arthur Whiting, and others--The lyricists: Ethelbert Nevin; American song-writers--Composers of church music. XIII. ROMANTICISTS AND NEO-CLASSICISTS 360