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liamsburg. Larry Bowers, of Martinsburg, W.Va., constructed two reproduction baroque violins and a viola da gamba in the 18th-centuiy * English style of Barak Norman.
The Colonial Williamsburg musicians featured on the album are: James Darling, fortepiano and organ; Marion Wilson, soprano; Annie Loud, Jennifer Edenborn and Angela Ranzini, baroque violins; and John Barrows, viola de gamba.
Mrs. Barraud came to Williamsburg in 1783 as the bride of Philip Barraud, a leading doctor and prominent citizen of the town. Her husband’s letters relate how she kept busy raising her children and running the comfortable family home on Francis Street.
The majority of the music in her collection is for keyboard, indicating that she played the traditional harpsichord or the newly fashionable fortepiano. The difficulty of the music in the volumes implies that she possessed considerable technical ability. Also in keeping with the 18th-century social custom, she probably played at home with other capable amateurs. Numerous songs and chamber works were included in her collection.
“A Gentlewoman’s Pursuit” is just one of the 17 music albums/cassettes that Colonial Williamsburg has produced. The recordings offer a variety of 18th-century music, including organ pieces, fife and drum tunes, baroque chamber music, colonial ballads and madrigals.
All Colonial Williamsburg re-, cordings, including “A Gentlewoman’s Pursuit” (record number WS116), are available at Colonial Williamsburg shops or by mailing a check to: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, A-V Distribution Center, P.O. Box C, Williamsburg, VA 23187. The “Gentlewoman’s” recording costs $6.95 at the shops or $7.65 postpaid.
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