{"data":{"description":"A wide variety of music was available to 18th century America — from printed music to the latest dances, military marches, fiddle tunes, airs and minuets,","title":"Music","post_type":"page","content":"\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eListen to the same music our forebears sang and danced to. Their music\r\nchronicled their fight for freedom, their moments of sadness and their joys.\r\nSongs they brought with them from distant lands marked the history of their lives\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eEvery period in a country's history has its own popular music. It was no less true of America 250 years ago than it is today.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eA wide variety of music was available to 18th century America — from printed music to the latest dances, military marches, fiddle tunes, and songs from the musical stage.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ctable class=\"notes\" style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctbody\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGo to these pages to select the songs of your choice:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/images/earlyamerica/music-symbol.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"18\" /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/music1/french-indian-war/\"\u003eThe French and Indian War\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/images/earlyamerica/music-symbol.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"18\" /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/music1/18th-century/\"\u003eThe 18th Century\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/images/earlyamerica/music-symbol.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"18\" /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/music1/revolutionary-war/\"\u003eThe Revolutionary War\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/images/earlyamerica/music-symbol.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"18\" /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/music1/music-george-washingtons-life/\"\u003eGeorge Washington’s Life\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/images/earlyamerica/music-symbol.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"18\" /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/music1/war-1812/\"\u003eThe War of 1812\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/images/earlyamerica/music-symbol.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"18\" /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/music1/star-spangled-banner-america/\"\u003eThe Star-Spangled Banner \u0026 America\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/images/earlyamerica/music-symbol.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"18\" /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/music1/yankee-doodle-dandy/\"\u003eYankee Doodle\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\r\n\u003c/table\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eNot all of the music was written by Americans. Most of the songs of the Colonial and Revolutionary War period originated in \u003cstrong\u003eEngland, Scotland and Ireland\u003c/strong\u003e as people from those countries immigrated to America.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eOn these pages you will find a representative collection of music from 18th Century America. You can listen to and download \u003cstrong\u003ecountry dances, marches, dances, airs and minuets\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ePopular music at that time was seldom composed for a specific instrument. Musicians used any instrument at their disposal, a practice borne of convenience and necessity.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eListen closely and you will hear the harpsichord, the violin, the fiddle, the hammered dulcimer, the tabor pipe and drum and the recorder.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll of the music at The Music of Early America can be played using Windows Media Player.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cdiv style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\r\n\r\nThe music files on this page are courtesy of:\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eSara and Maynard Johnson. Historic Music of Olden Times.\r\nThe Kitchen Music website: http://members.aol.com/kitchiegal\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eColin Roth. Fiddle tunes from the American Revolution.\r\nHalcyon Days Music: http://www.halcyondaysmusic.com/colonialmusic\u003c/li\u003e\r\n\u003c/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c/strong\u003e While the music presented here (i.e., the melody and lyrics) is in the public domain, the arrangements and midi sequences are not. It is a violation of the U.S. Copyright Law to alter this music in any way or re-post altered versions of the files, or distribute or publish these sequences either in electronic (e.g., CD) or hard copy form, or use these files for commercial purposes by selling or charging a fee. Such a violation is subject to legal action.\r\n\r\n\u003c/div\u003e","menu":[{"path":"lives-early-america","title":"Famous Lives","submenu":[{"path":"lives-early-america/autobiography-benjamin-franklin","title":"Autobiography of Ben Franklin"},{"path":"lives-early-america/ramsays-life-washington","title":"Ramsay's The Life of Washington"},{"path":"lives-early-america/adventures-col-daniel-boone","title":"The Adventures of Col. 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