ebooks Nashville 1864: From the Tennessee to the Cumberland (Campaign) by Mark Lardas in History

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Music was everywhere in pre-Revolutionary Williamsburg; Virginia. In 1771; plantation owner Landon Carter noted in his diary that he could hear instruments through the windows of every house in town. In taverns and private homes; at formal performances and dances and casually around the campfire; music filled the daily lives of the people of Williamsburg. While the average citizen enjoyed music during public events; the city's elite; emulating their British counterparts; spent lavishly on instruments; sheet music and private lessons and held private concerts and dances. Williamsburg's theater; the first of its kind in America; provided a venue for all Virginians and brought numerous musical acts to the stage. Drawing on contemporary newspaper accounts; this book is the first to explore how some 18th-century Williamsburg citizens experienced the growing musical world around them.