On Jan 16, 2010, at 8:19 AM, Edward Martin wrote:
There isn't a great deal of early North American music of which I am
aware, but one of the prominent musicians was Francis
Hopkinson. Perhaps you could find some pieces by him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Hopkinson
But be aware that much (all?) of his Temple of Minerva, an homage to
American-French friendship, consists of tunes by English composers
(Handel and Arne among them) with new words.
For leads on Hopkinson, you might want to look at:
http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/
Americanmusicrecordings.htm#francishopkinsonsongs
Recordings of Francis Hopkinson are rare.
As they certainly should be, since he died in 1791.
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