Hi folks:

Not necessarily ballad-containing, but I suspect this might of interest
to some of us.

Peace.
Paul

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Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 13:59:33 -600
From: Tom Freeland <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: (Fwd) Historic American Sheet Music at Duke University

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Date:          Mon, 30 Nov 1998 12:38:00 CST
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Subject:       Historic American Sheet Music at Duke University
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>Date:         Mon, 30 Nov 1998 09:07:32 -0500
>Reply-To: Stephen Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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>From: Stephen Miller <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      Historic American Sheet Music at Duke University
>To: Multiple recipients of list EAD <[log in to unmask]>
>
>The Digital Scriptorium of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special
>Collections Library at Duke University is pleased to announce the
>availability of the Historic American Sheet Music web site.  The result of
>over a year of work by project staff and Duke University students, the site
>includes digital images of over 16,000 pages of sheet music from 3042 pieces
>published in the United States between 1850 and 1920.
>
>The selection presents a significant perspective on American history and
>culture. The sheet music chosen for digital reproduction represents a wide
>variety of music types including bel canto, minstrel songs, protest songs,
>sentimental  songs, patriotic and political songs, plantation songs, Civil
>War songs, spirituals, dance music, songs from vaudeville and musicals, "Tin
>pan alley" songs, and songs from World War I. The collection is particularly
>strong in antebellum Southern music, Confederate imprints, and Civil war
>songs. Also included are piano music of marches, variations, opera excerpts,
>and dance music, including waltzes, quadrilles, polkas, etc.
>
>A rich Encoded Archival Description (EAD) database of information about the
>music is searchable and browsable in a variety of ways, and the site
>includes background information about the music itself as well as the
>social, cultural, and political events that shaped the songs and that are
>depicted in the pieces.  Also included is technical information helpful to
>those considering or planning digital imaging projects.
>
>The images and database information were created as part of the Library of
>Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition and will become part
>of the Library of Congress' American Memory site early next year.  Libraries
>wishing to add this resource to their catalogs may use OCLC record
>#40385827.
>
>Visit the Historic American Sheet Music site at:
>
>    http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic/
>
>
>Stephen Miller
>Project Manager, Historic American Sheet Music Project
>Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
>Duke University
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