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The March King, John Philip Sousa: historical recordings of the Sousa Band, photos, manuscripts, and more from the Library's Sousa Collection.

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Patriotic Melodies tells the stories behind many of the songs that have now become part of the American national heritage. Listen and learn!

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Traditional Music and Spoken Word Catalog from the American Folklife Center: a searchable catalog describing about 34,000 ethnographic sound recordings.

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791, Gran Partitta in B-flat major, K. 361 (1780?)

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Search and browse descriptions of more than 235 music, theater and dance resources by subject, title, or name.
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Chasanoff/Elozua "Amazing Grace" Collection
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Jazz on the Screen
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Traditional Music & Spoken Word
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