Enslow & Enslow, Music Of The American Colonies

Abstract

Middle and secondary school teachers who are looking for authentic music from the American colonial and revolutionary era will welcome Music of the American Colonies. Anne Enslow and Ridley Enslow have provided a diverse selection of musical numbers performed on instruments of the period and/or sung. Although some of the songs originated in England or on the continent, all were actually sung in the colonies. The Enslows plumbed eighteenth-century newspapers, books, and manuscripts in their search for authentic tunes to include among the 22 selections on this CD. The source for each selection is carefully noted in the accompanying teacher's guide.