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Edison Sheet Music Collection, 1830-1958, (bulk 1890-1940)

Title: Edison Sheet Music Collection 1830-1958 (bulk 1890-1940)

The collection consists chiefly of American sheet music published in the United States between the years 1830-1930. While a significant minority of the music in the collection is instrumental music, the vast majority is for voice and piano. Notable in this collection are imprints from California dating from before 1850, first editions by Irving Berlin and others, and many European imprints among the instrumental pieces.

ArchivalResource: circa 13,000 items; 148 containers; 444 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu002003 View

Newland/Zeuner Collection, circa 1735-circa 1900

Title: Newland/Zeuner Collection circa 1735-circa 1900

Primarily music (printed and ms.) for piano, 2 or 4 hands, and songs, with a concentration in sacred vocal works in Latin and English. (The music in Latin may represent the only known source of pre-Cäcilienverein 19th-century American Catholic Church music.) Composers range from Mozart and Rossini to George F. Root and Oliver Shaw. The collection contains the largest extant source of music by Charles Zeuner which was purchased by Newland after Zeuner's death.

ArchivalResource: circa 2,000 items; 57 boxes; 20 linear feet

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu002007 View

Henrion, Paul, 1819-1901. Autographed fragment of musical score, 1853.

Title: Autographed fragment of musical score, 1853.

Dated 6 June 1853. Text begins, "Quand on est basque et bon chrétien ..."

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155887820 View