Music of the American Colonies.(Review)

Music of the American Colonies. 1 CD. 61 min. with booklet, tchr's guide. Enslow Pubs. 2000. ISBN 0-7660-1614-5. $24.95.

Gr 5 Up-This collection of 22 selections from the colonial era features instrumental and vocal music as well as a few spoken readings. The songs are about many aspects of the colonial experience, including the rigors of establishing a life in the New World, religious music, love songs, political satire and revolutionary songs. The selections reflect the cultural and musical diversity of colonial America, with songs in French and Dutch, readings from a Native American and an African slave, and a Spanish fandango tune. Although one song uses the tune …