This volume traces the pre-Revolutionary War music of Williamsburg, Virginia, and its importance to its citizens and those of surrounding areas. It describes the role of music in the upper and lower classes, in terms of private concerts, dancing, popular musical instruments, folk music, the music of slaves, and the Williamsburg theaters. Appendices list concerts and dances, slaves and servants valued for their music or dancing skills, and theater plays and performances advertised in the Virginia Gazette. Annotation ?016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)