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Minstrel
 Websites presented in alphabetical order African American Sheet Music, 1820-1920 
 Images of hundreds of pieces of sheet music, including "songs from the heyday of antebellum blackface minstrelsy in the 1850s and from the abolitionist movement of the same period." Indexed by title, subject, or creator. Also includes links to essays that provide history and context. From the John Hay Library at Brown University. http://dl.lib.brown.edu/sheetmusic/afam/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Mar 7, 2006 African-American Sheet Music, 1850-1920: Selected from the Collections of Brown University
Over 1,300 pieces of music associated with antebellum blackface minstrelsy, the abolitionist movement, the Civil War, and on into the 20th century. Composers include James Bland, Ernest Hogan, Bob Cole, James Reese Europe, and Will Marion Cook. "Particularly significant in this collection are the visual depictions of African Americans which provide much information about racial attitudes over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/sheetmusic/brown/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Dec 21, 2006 Charles H. Templeton Sheet Music Collection
A searchable collection of sheet music from late 19th century to early 20th century America, divided into the categories of blues, rags, movie and show tunes, foxtrots, popular songs, war songs, minstrel songs, songs of Irving Berlin, and specialty songs. From Mississippi State University Libraries. http://digital.library.msstate.edu/collections/sheetmusic/index.html Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Mar 8, 2009 Lift Every Voice: Music in American Life
An exploration of the history of the ballads, hymns, spirituals, patriotic odes, minstrel and musical works, and protest songs of the United States. "Virginiana" features audio clips of songs from each musical style explored. The exhibition’s title is taken from a hymn composed by African-American brothers James Weldon and J. Rosamond Johnson in the 1800s that has come to be an anthem for Black Americans. From the University of Virginia Library. http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/music/ Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Nov 11, 2004 Stephen Foster
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about 19th century songwriter Stephen Foster, who composed some 200 songs, including "Oh! Susanna," "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair," and "Camptown Races." Features an illustrated timeline, a gallery of printable sheet music and associated audio clips, an essay on blackface minstrel shows, and more. Also includes a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/foster/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Jan 8, 2007 |
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