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African-American Band Music & Recordings, 1883 to 1923
Consists of "stock" arrangements for bands or small orchestras of popular songs written by African Americans.
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Amazing Grace
Highlights the history of the hymn “Amazing Grace” from the earliest printing of the song to selected performances of it on published and field recordings.
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America Singing: Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets
Collection spans the period from the turn of the nineteenth century to the 1880s, although a majority of the song sheets were published during the height of the craze, from the 1850s to the 1870s.
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American Choral Music
The works presented here are limited to a period beginning shortly after the Civil War and ending at 1922.
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The Archives of the African American Music Culture
Collects, preserves, and disseminates materials pertaining to the research and study of African-American music and culture.
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Baseball Sheet Music
Features 147 items of sheet music that reference baseball from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century.
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Cambini Quintets
Set of unique manuscripts by Italian composer Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini (1746-1825?) that contain music for over 100 of his string quintets.
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Chicago Jazz Archive
Supports the research mission of the University of Chicago and the larger jazz research community.
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Felix Mendelssohn at the Library of Congress
Digital images of selected resources on this composer.
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Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection
Presents traditional fiddle tunes performed by Henry Reed of Glen Lyn, Virginia. Recorded by folklorist Alan Jabbour in 1966-67.
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Hogan Jazz Archive
Department within Tulane University 's Special Collections Division serves as a good resource for jazz research. Maintains collections of orals, recorded music, photos, and film.
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Shubert Archive
Check out this animated presentation that chronicles and presents some historical details of the Shubert Organization, Inc.