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The Diary of a New York City keyboardist is an 1856 diary kept by a church organist named Henry (last name unidentified) who gave piano lessons to young women. The diary contains Henry's accounts of his daily activities throughout the year, including lessons, organ practice, church meetings, and social visits. It provides insight into the vernacular music culture of the era, and New York City life more broadly. less