Collection Items
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Notated MusicAmerica Illustrated Cover. Music associated with the Union side Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Goldsmith, Milton
- Date: 1891
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Notated MusicJust after the battle Color Cover. Music associated with the Union side Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Root, George F. (George Frederick)
- Date: 1891
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Notated MusicBrother, tell me of the battle Color Cover. includes advertising insert Music associated with the Union side Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Manahan, Thomas - Root, George F. (George Frederick)
- Date: 1891
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Notated MusicComrades, hasten to the battle Color Cover. includes advertising insert Music associated with the Union side Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Root, George F. (George Frederick)
- Date: 1891
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Notated MusicWithin the sound of the enemy's guns Color Cover. Music associated with the Union side Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Root, George F. (George Frederick)
- Date: 1891
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Notated MusicMother kissed me in my dream Music associated with the Union side Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Thomas, J. R. - Cooper, George
- Date: 1891
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Notated MusicThe American ensign Illustrated Cover. Music associated with the Union side Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Nichols, Joseph H. - Webster, J. P.
- Date: 1891
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Notated MusicThe old flag back again For voice and piano. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Staff notation.
- Contributor: Johnson, Chris - Richard, Hector
- Date: 1891
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Notated MusicGen. Sherman's funeral march Illustrated Cover. Music associated with the Union side Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Bennett, H. J.
- Date: 1891
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Notated MusicGeneral Sherman's funeral march Illustrated Cover. Music associated with the Union side Record created through migration from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia Database.
- Contributor: Basler, Horace R.
- Date: 1891
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CollectionThe Library of Congress Celebrates the Songs of America See and Hear American History Through Song "Know the songs of a country and you will know its history for the true feeling of a people speaks through what they sing."
- Date: 1581
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ArticleArticles About Songs Original essays and articles are available on this site to help provide historical context and a deeper view for those who wish to learn more about particular topics. The Library's curators have written articles on historical topics and song, musical styles, individual songs, and songs of various ethnic groups in America.
- Date: 1759
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ArticleBiographies Short biographies are available for some of the many composers, lyricists, performers, conductors, field collectors, and folklorists who have played a part in the history of American songs.
- Date: 1759
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ArticleCurator Talks The curators of the collections at the Library of Congress give more information about the history of song in the United States in these brief "Curator Talk" videos with the help of illustrations and audio clips.
- Date: 1759
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ArticleHistorical Topics The history of America is reflected through its songs. Read more about how immigration and migration; work and industry; social change; war and conflict; politics and political campaigns; and sports and leisure in the United States have been portrayed in song. Listen to examples for all.
- Date: 1581
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ArticleIllustrated Sound Recordings Performances of song and concerts from the Library of Congress are available on this site as well as interviews with performers and composers.
- Date: 1759
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ArticleInteractive Maps See the connection between America's geography and song through interactive maps that offer songs from the states and about the states.
- Date: 1581
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ArticlePopular Songs of the Day "Popular songs" can be broadly defined as songs that are at least intended to reach a broad audience via some form of commercial distribution, such as broadsides, sheet music, song collections, touring musicians or musical production and from the 1890s on, commercial recordings. Being made to travel, popular music is most likely to represent a broad range of influences, including ones from folk, church...
- Date: 1581
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ArticleTimeline Explore the relationship between cultural and historical events to American song on this timeline.
- Date: 1759