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Historic American Sheet Music

Provides access to digital images of 3042 pieces from the collection, published in the United States between 1850 and 1920.

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• HASM Subject Content
  • Society and Culture--Sentimental song (371)
  • Historical and Patriotic Music (310)
  • Classical music (152)
  • Instrumental music (116)
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• HASM Illustration Type
  • National Symbols, Flags, etc. (70)
  • War and Military (56)
  • Design elements--Borders (52)
  • Historical and Patriotic Music (46)
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• City of Publication
  • New York (139)
  • New Orleans (130)
  • Augusta (97)
  • Boston (89)
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• Publisher
  • Blackmar & Bro. (93)
  • John C. Schreiner & Son (56)
  • Lee & Walker (42)
  • Oliver Ditson (41)
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• Instrumentation
  • voice; piano (494)
  • piano (348)
  • voice; piano; chorus (SATB) (144)
  • voice; chorus (SATB); piano (9)
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• Year
  • [186-?] (35)
  • [186-] (205)
  • [186-]; 1866 (copyright added) (1)
  • [1860?] (4)
  • [1861?] (2)
  • [1861] (1)
  • [1862?] (1)
  • [1862] (2)
  • [1863?] (1)
  • [1863] (2)
  • [1864] (4)
  • [1867 or 1868] (1)
  • [between 1861 and 1866] (1)
  • [between 1863 and 1866] (1)
  • [between 1864 and 1887] (1)
  • [between 1866 and 1872] (1)
  • 1860 (43)
  • 1860; 1861 (1)
  • 1861 (130)
  • 1861, 1864 (1)
  • 1861, 1866 (1)
  • 1861. 1864 (1)
  • 1862 (96)
  • 1862, 1861 (1)
  • 1862; 1861 (1)
  • 1862; 1861 (illustration) (1)
  • 1862; 1866 (1)
  • 1862; 1867 (from advertisement) (1)
  • 1863 (133)
  • 1863, 1866 (2)
  • 1863; 1856 (1)
  • 1863; 1862; 1864 (catalog) (1)
  • 1863; 1864 (illustration) (1)
  • 1863; 1866 (1)
  • 1864 (122)
  • 1864, 1863 (1)
  • 1864; 1861 (music) (1)
  • 1864; 1862 (1)
  • 1864; 1863 (copyright) (1)
  • 1864; 1866 (2)
  • 1864 (lithograph 1863) (1)
  • 1865 (85)
  • 1865; 1871 (1)
  • 1866 (54)
  • 1866; 1865 (copyright) (1)
  • 1867 (36)
  • 1868 (32)
  • 1868; 1864 (1)
  • 1868; 1865 (1)
  • 1868; 1867 (title page) (1)
  • 1869 (27)
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Categories

• 1850-1859
• 1860-1869
• 1870-1879
• 1880-1889
• 1890-1899
• 1900-1909
• 1910-1920