Confederate Sheet Music Collection, bulk 1860s
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1.5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Confederate Sheet Music Collection, Warren D. Allen Music Library, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/FSUML-CSMC.
Background
- Scope and content:
In 1987, the Warren D. Allen Music Library acquired a large collection of Confederate sheet music imprints. The collection includes nearly 400 items which comprise approximately 40% of all sheet music titles known to have been published in the Confederacy. Most of the items were acquired as a lot from the antiquarian catalog of Goodspeed's Book Shop.
The collection includes music by many composers of the era, including John H. Hewitt, Theodore von La Hache, and H. L. Schreiner. Representative publishers of the period include Blackmar & Bros. of Augusta and New Orleans, and J. C. Schreiner & Son of Macon and Savannah. The largest portion consists of sentimental ballads and patriotic songs; however, marches, polkas, waltzes and quicksteps are also well represented. Also of interest to the historian are the many covers which are relevant for both their iconographic and sociological value.
Individual titles do not appear in our online catalog. FSU alumnus John G. Rivest's thesis "A Descriptive Bibliography of Confederate Sheet-Music Imprints Held by The Florida State University" (ML125.C6 R58 1990) describes the contents of the collection in detail. In addition, Frank W. Hoogerwerf's Confederate Sheet Music Imprints (ML125.C6 H66 1984) is a thorough catalog of all existing confederate era sheet music imprints.
The collection also contains twenty items of Confederate-related sheet music. Most do not have Rivest numbers, but about half of them have Hoogerwerf numbers.
https://music.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/upcbnu406/files/media/files/MusicLibrary/Confederate.pdf
https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/search?type=edismax&collection=fsu:ml_confederate
- Physical facet:
- Approximately 400 items (sheet music).
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers. Users may access this collection by making an appointment with the Music Special Collections staff at AMLSpec@fsu.edu.
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Confederate Sheet Music Collection, Warren D. Allen Music Library, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/FSUML-CSMC.
- Location of this collection:
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FSU College of Music122 N. Copeland St.TallahasseeFL32306-1601USA
