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From Ear to Ear: The Passage of African Music through American Slavery

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"From Ear to Ear: The Passage of African Music through American Slavery"


Powerful and distinctive, improvisational and intricate, the music of Africa calls forth the spirits of the ancestors who greeted the birth of a child and the fruits of the harvest with the sounds of music and song. In all things African, there is music. It is the essence of life from the secular to the sacred.
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4th of July Concert: The Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg "4th of July Concert: The Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg"

Lively dance tunes and spirited medleys are heard on the “The Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg 4th of July Concert.”

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A Delightful Recreation "A Delightful Recreation "

Collection of some of Thomas Jefferson's favorite musical pieces recorded on period musical instruments in the Governor's Palace in Colonial Williamsburg.

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A Grand Entertainment "A Grand Entertainment"

Since the first organized Christmas celebration drew visitors to Colonial Williamsburg in 1936, nothing quite matches the beauty, imagination, excitement, pageantry, sights, smells, sounds, and grandeur of the Christmas season in Colonial Williamsburg.

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A Numerous and Brilliant Assembly:<br>A Colonial Williamsburg Musical Sampler "A Numerous and Brilliant Assembly:
A Colonial Williamsburg Musical Sampler"

Selected performances from nine of Colonial Williamsburg’s recordings, including fife and drum marches, chamber music, slave chants, and tavern songs.

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Echoes of Revolution "Echoes of Revolution"

Another fine collection of military and marching music performed by the Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg.

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ENCORE! Music from the 18th-Century Theatre "ENCORE! Music from the 18th-Century Theatre"

Music from the 18th-century Theatre is performed by Colonial Williamsburg singers and by musicians on period instruments.

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In Freedom We’re Born: Songs from the American Revolution "In Freedom We’re Born: Songs from the American Revolution"

New lyrics set to familiar (or some not so familiar) English melodies, recorded using eighteenth-century instrumentation to recreate the ambience of a small tavern or public meeting place.

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Instrumental Music from the Colonial Williamsburg Collection "Instrumental Music from the Colonial Williamsburg Collection"

On this recording of period music, the Cross Violin, Kirckman Harpsichord, Keene Spinet, Broadwood Pianoforte and three flutes are played just as they were 200 years ago.

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Keys of the Palace "Keys of the Palace"

Colonial Williamsburg’s Michael Monaco performs Peter Pelham’s repertoire of 18th century music on the period keyboard instruments of the Governor’s Palace.

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Mapping Colonial America - Interactive CD "Mapping Colonial America - Interactive CD"

Explore maps from Colonial Williamsburg’s collection in this interactive CD ROM.

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Marching Out of Time "Marching Out of Time"

Exhilarating fife and drum music that marked the routine of military troops during the 18th century and sent the patriots marching into battle.

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Songs for a Williamsburg Christmas "Songs for a Williamsburg Christmas"

Carols, motets, hymns, songs, and madrigals reflect the enthusiastic joy and high spirits of Yuletide celebrations in Williamsburg.

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Stories Under African Skies:<br>Stories in the African-American Tradition "Stories Under African Skies:
Stories in the African-American Tradition"

Stories of uprooted Africans and some of their music. “Roots” author Alex Haley introduces the program. Available in CD or Cassette.

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The World Turned Upside Down "The World Turned Upside Down"

Inspiration for selections performed on this new CD from Colonial Williamsburg came from a collection of fife and drum music played at the Battle of Yorktown — the final battle of the American Revolutionary War.

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