Constitutional Convention Music

Constitutional Convention Music

The Itinerant Band, Jefferson and Liberty (2001)

The Itinerant Band plays both period and modern instruments on this lively sampling of early-republic classics inspired by the political career of Thomas Jefferson.

Various Artists, Music of the Federal Era (2000)

A fantastic collection of late-18th and early-19th-century compositions performed on rare instruments crafted during the period, this discincludes an array of classic marches, hymns, and dance melodies.

Various Artists, Music from Mid-19th Century America (2000)

The Yankee Brass Band plays early-republic dance hits for your waltzes, quicksteps, and polkas.

Hesperus, Early American Roots (1997)

A fantastic offering from the Hesperus Early Music Ensemble, this disc includes 22 performances based on 18th-century ballads, hymns, and cotillion tunes. See if you can pick out the unique sounds of baroque violins, recorders, violas da gamba, and other period instruments.

Barry Phillips, The World Turned Upside Down (1992)

Barry Phillips' collection of popular music from the Revolutionary and Federalist eras includes quaint folk songs, lively dance tunes, and other elegant compositions played in homes, taverns, and even on the war front.