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Notated MusicSongs of Edward Lipton, 1967-1984 Edward Lipton (1934-2011) was a songwriter and performer primarily known for writing children's songs. The collection contains manuscript scores for songs he wrote for both children and adults. Many are accompanied by lyric sheets.
- Contributor: Lipton, Ed
- Date: 1967
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Notated MusicFlorence B. Price music manuscripts, 1928-1953 Florence B. Price was a composer and pianist who rose to prominence during the 1930s when she became the first African American woman to have a symphony performed by a major American orchestra. She is predominantly known for her songs and arrangements of spirituals, but also composed symphonies, concertos, instrumental chamber music, vocal compositions, instructional piano music, and music for radio. This finding aid...
- Contributor: Tobin, Lew - Price, Florence
- Date: 1928
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CollectionAmazing Grace This collection 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. These items have been collected from several divisions in the Library of Congress, including the Music Division, the American Folklife Center, the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, and the Rare Books Division. Also available here...
- Date: 1930
Collection Items: View 50 Items
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Notated MusicLeo Feist collection, 1880-1930 Leo Feist was an American music publisher. The collection primarily consists of a set of twenty-six bound volumes containing most of the music published by Leo Feist Inc., between the years of 1880 and 1930. These include approximately 2000 titles, mostly of popular music. The collection also includes vocal scores for Paoletta, Irene, and M. Beaucaire, as well as a Feist dance folio of...
- Contributor: Feist, Leo
- Date: 1880
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Notated MusicMusic from the Bob Hope collection, 1932-1997 In a career that spanned nearly seventy years, American comedian and entertainer Bob Hope performed in theater, radio, film, television, and numerous public appearances, including his tours in support of the U.S. military. Music from the Bob Hope Collection contains manuscript scores, instrumental parts, and lyrics for nearly 500 works used in Hope's films, television programs, and personal appearances. These materials are part of...
- Contributor: Rogers, Shorty - Wolpe, Dave - Myers, Pete - Alberti, Bob (Pianist) - Perito, Nick - Hope, Bob - Hill, J. (James L.) - Harmon, Manny - Comstock, Frank
- Date: 1932
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CollectionThe March King: John Philip Sousa Painting of Sousa during US Marine Band era, [n.d.]. Performing Arts Reading Room.
- Contributor: Sousa, John Philip
- Date: 1849
Collection Items: View 684 Items
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CollectionMusic for the Nation: American Sheet Music, ca. 1870-1885 Consists of over 47,000 pieces of sheet music registered for copyright during the years 1870 to 1885. Included are popular songs, piano music, sacred and secular choral music, solo instrumental music, method books and instructional materials, and music for band and orchestra.
- Date: 1870
Collection Items: View 47,574 Items
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Notated MusicKommt her, ihr Menschen. Sacred aria for soprano and orchestra. Cataloger devised title from first words: Kommt her, ihr Menschen. Holograph. In ink. Figured bass unrealized. On page 4: acc. 597558. German words. Staff notation.
- Contributor: Haydn, Michael
- Date: 1772-01-01
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CollectionMusic for the Nation: American Sheet Music, ca. 1820-1860 Consists of over 15,000 pieces of sheet music registered for copyright during the years 1820 to 1860. This collection complements an earlier American Memory project, Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music 1870-1885 as well as the Band Music from the Civil War Era and Sheet Music from the Civil War Era. Included are popular songs, operatic arias, piano music, sacred and secular vocal...
- Date: 1820
Collection Items: View 15,479 Items
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Notated MusicElla Fitzgerald collection, 1956-1992 Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) was a popular and highly-respected American jazz and pop vocalist and recording artist. The Ella Fitzgerald Collection chiefly consists of musical arrangements made for her by more than fifty arrangers and orchestrators. Arrangers whose works are found in this collection include Buddy Bregman, Benny Carter, Frank DeVol, Russ Garcia, Billy May, Marty Paich, Nelson Riddle, and Gerald Wilson. The arrangements consist...
- Contributor: Carter, Benny - Riddle, Nelson - Ellington, Duke - Wilson, Gerald - Devol, Frank - Feller, Sid - Doggett, Bill - May, Billy - Fitzgerald, Ella - Hughart, Jim ... Carter, Benny - Riddle, Nelson - Ellington, Duke - Wilson, Gerald - Devol, Frank - Feller, Sid - Doggett, Bill - May, Billy - Fitzgerald, Ella - Hughart, Jim - Paich, Marty - Garcia, Russell - Holman, Bill - Bregman, Buddy - Weston, Paul - Bulling, Erich - Carson, Tee
- Date: 1956
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Notated MusicA song of women E305512 U.S. Copyright Office 19130308 For voice and piano. Reproduced from holograph. English words; also printed as text. Staff notation.
- Contributor: Douglas, Gertrude Douglas
- Date: 1913-01-01