On Thu, 5 Aug 2004, Don Whitener wrote:
> Rattling around on the LOC web site I see references to numerous sheet
> music collections (both US and International) of which I gather many are
> online under some 'M' classification (but I can't find anything to do with
> that bit of knowledge). I can find all sorts of indexes to collections,
> but no actual music. But it must be there somewhere... They say that it is.
>
> The LOC web site is a bit daunting, to say the least. Can anyone help me
> with some general links or guidelines to locating some of this music? In
> particular, some Early American music?
Love the LoC, but you're right, it IS daunting.
Perhaps you can get the information you need if you look at this url
for the LoC. It is called Music For the Nation: American Sheet Music
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/smhtml/smhome.html
The other url which might help is
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mdbquery.html
This one allows you to search ALL of the various collections. It
allows you to limit your search to just Documents (Manuscripts,
PRinted Text or Sheet Music), or Maps, or Motion Pictures, or
Photographs/Prints or Sound Recordings.
Both are amazingly useful
Enjoy the searching!
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