Musical History
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Sheet music has played a pivotal role in the dissemination and enjoyment of music for over a century before discs began outselling this standard medium for music by the 1950s. Music For the Nation: American Sheet Music, a music division of the Library of Congress, focuses on sheet music of the 19th century, where American music blossomed into its own distinct genres, exemplified by minstrelsy, ragtime and choral music. Presented are more than 60,0000 American sheet music examples which are broken down into two categories, the pre- and post-Civil War eras. Operatic arias, piano music, sacred music, popular songs, and instructional books are just some of the genres documented on this Website.
by Jeff Boyce
Sheet music has played a pivotal role in the dissemination and enjoyment of music for over a century before discs began outselling this standard medium for music by the 1950s. Music For the Nation: American Sheet Music, a music division of the Library of Congress, focuses on sheet music of the 19th century, where American music blossomed into its own distinct genres, exemplified by minstrelsy, ragtime and choral music. Presented are more than 60,0000 American sheet music examples which are broken down into two categories, the pre- and post-Civil War eras. Operatic arias, piano music, sacred music, popular songs, and instructional books are just some of the genres documented on this Website.
by Jeff Boyce
