Directory of 19th Century American Resources

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Subcategories

• Civil War
• Foster, Stephen Collins
• Mason, Lowell
• Minstrel Shows
• Negro Spirituals
• Shape Note Hymns

Resources in This Category

• A Short History of Appalachian Traditional Music

  http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/appalach.htm
  Article by Debby McClatchy .

• American Music Preservation

  http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/
  Robert Lee Hall includes articles on several aspects of American music.

• Cecil Sharp in America

  http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/sharp.htm
  Article about his tour collecting Appalachian folk music.

• Cowboy Songs

  http://lonehand.com/cowboy_songs.htm
  A reference library of classic western and cowboy songs.

• Dr. Horsehair

  http://www.drhorsehair.com/
  Recordings and banjo instruction books in the modern-day clawhammer banjo or frailing style and the old-time minstrel banjo stroke style.

• Halcyon Days Music

  http://www.halcyondaysmusic.com/
  Midi music collection of early American music of the 19th Century and early 20th Century, complete with scans of sheet music covers and lyrics.

• Historic American Sheet Music

  http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/hasm/
  The Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University: Major collection of sheet music; digital images of 3042 pieces published in the US, 1850-1920.

• John Henry - The Steel Driving Man

  http://www.ibiblio.org/john_henry/henry.html
  Analysis of songs featuring the folk hero, including lyrics, sound files, and background.

• Public Domain Music

  http://www.pdmusic.org/
  Midis of public domain favorites.

• Spanish-Language Social Music of Southern California

  http://www.beardshampoo.com/Loscalifornios/History.html
  Article about the preservation of the music and dances of 19th Century California.

• Till Family Rock Band

  http://www.michaeltill.com/
  Brief illustrated history of late-19th-century "rock band" (playing on stone xylophones).

 

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