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Music for the nation : American sheet music / Music Division, Library of Congress.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Songs--19th century--Indexes.
- Songs.
- Music--United States--19th century.
- Music.
- Popular music.
- United States.
- Popular music--United States--19th century.
- Genre:
- Indexes.
- Other Title:
- American sheet music
- At head of title: American memory
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Music Division, Library of Congress, 2002-
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- "Music for the Nation, American Sheet Music contains more than 62,500 pieces of historical sheet music registered for copyright: more than 15,000 registered during the years 1820-1860 and more than 47,000 registered during the years 1870-1885. Included are popular songs, operatic arias, piano music, sacred and secular choral music, solo instrumental music, method books and instructional materials, and music for band and orchestra. The collection documents the attitudes and tastes of a bygone era with music of many varieties and sources, all of it published in the United States."--Home page.
- Notes:
- Title from opening screen (viewed Oct. 9, 2002).
- Offered as part of the American Memory online resource compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- OCLC:
- 50862221
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