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Inventions of Note: Sheet Music Collection
URL: http://libraries.mit.edu/music/sheetmusic/

Description:
"This sheet music collection consists of popular songs and piano compositions that portray technologies (old and new alike) as revealed through song texts and/or cover art." Technologies include automobile, airplane, radio, and telephone, and most items date from 1890-1920. A small number of entries include sound files (such as "Kissing Papa through the Telephone"). Browsable by title. From the Lewis Music Library, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

LII Topics: Music, Popular Music

Publisher:
Lewis Music Library, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Extra Keywords
wireless airship aeroplane

LII Database Information:
Record 22641 created by Maria Brandt on 09/19/2006
Last modification on 09/28/2006
Published: 09/28/2006  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22641

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