At all proper and usuall times: The use of the organ in the Anglican/Episcopal Church in America before 1830.

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This dissertation examines the role of the organ in the Anglican/Episcopal Church in America before 1830. It presents the musical practices in the English church and discusses how those practices were adopted and adapted by the colonial churches. Case studies of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia, King's Chapel, Boston, and St. Philip's Church and St. Michael's Church, Charleston, include details about the musicians, instruments, and traditions of these parishes and illustrate the circumstances faced by parishes in different political and economic environments. The Philadelphia parishes, located in a city known for its independent spirit, flourished without a close connection to England and became self-generating. They tended to employ local organists rather than hiring musicians in England and bringing them to America. They also purchased organs locally rather than importing them. King's Chapel, Boston, struggled to maintain a music program during the colonial period. Resources were scarce, because Massachusetts gave political establishment to the Congregational rather than the Anglican church. St. Philip's and St. Michael's, Charleston, unlike the other parishes presented in this study, enjoyed all the benefits of political establishment. Colonial Charleston was closely tied to England. Church leaders during the colonial period imported English instruments, hired their organists in England, and duplicated the parish music programs of provincial English towns.
This study also discusses organ repertory and how the organ was used in American churches during both the colonial and Federal periods. It presents the rubrics and traditions of the American Anglican/Episcopal church as documented in church records, personal letters, and musical anthologies. This information is tied to repertory, instrument specifications, and performance practices to present the story of what became the musical traditions of the American Episcopal church.