The Baylor Historic Sheet Music Collection is an amalgamation of sheet music collected over several decades. Added to the catalog in 2007, the entire collection includes over 1400 titles. Of these, the titles in the public domain (copyright before 1930) have been digitized. This collection supplements the Spencer Sheet Music collection as no titles were doubled in the digitization of this group.
The Historic Sheet Music Collection includes scores by prominent American composers including Irving Berlin, H.T. Burleigh, Victor Herbert, Jerome Kern, and Cole Porter. Many of the scores come from the early days of American musical theater stemming from minstrel shows and the Ziegfeld Follies. Additionally, there are early printings of classical piano sheet music by Carl Maria von Weber, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, and Giacomo Puccini.
This project greatly facilitates the use of the collection by a larger and more varied audience. No longer is it available only to scholars and students within the immediate area; it is accessible throughout the state and beyond by individuals and classrooms connected to the Internet. In addition, the electronic format provides virtually unlimited access while reducing physica damage to the fragile original materials.
The Baylor Historic Sheet Music Collection is an amalgamation of sheet music collected over several decades. Added to the catalog in 2007, the entire collection includes over 1400 titles. Of these, the titles in the public domain (copyright before 1930) have been digitized. This collection supplements the Spencer Sheet Music collection as no titles were doubled in the digitization of this group.
The Historic Sheet Music Collection includes scores by prominent American composers including Irving Berlin, H.T. Burleigh, Victor Herbert, Jerome Kern, and Cole Porter. Many of the scores come from the early days of American musical theater stemming from minstrel shows and the Ziegfeld Follies. Additionally, there are early printings of classical piano sheet music by Carl Maria von Weber, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, and Giacomo Puccini.
This project greatly facilitates the use of the collection by a larger and more varied audience. No longer is it available only to scholars and students within the immediate area; it is accessible throughout the state and beyond by individuals and classrooms connected to the Internet. In addition, the electronic format provides virtually unlimited access while reducing physica damage to the fragile original materials.
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Using This Resource In Your Research?
For access to high-resolution images for the purposes of scholarly research, please email digitalcollectionsinfo@baylor.edu.
Items in this collection may not be reproduced for commercial use without prior written consent from Baylor University, Arts & Special Collections Research Center, Waco, Texas. Please email digitalcollectionsinfo@baylor.edu to make such a request.
Restricted Items
Items may have restricted access due to copyright reasons. Items with the following message - "You may need to log in to continue. Access the full asset and its details" - are restriced to public view. For research related access please email digitalcollectionsinfo@baylor.edu.
Activity Note
This collection is considered an active collection. Items will be added periodically as they are acquired by Baylor University and processed through the Digitization and Digital Collection Preservation Services group.
Historical Context Note
The Baylor University Libraries strive to make our digital collection resources available and useful to our faculty, staff, students, alumni, researchers, and the general public. Through our Web sites, the Libraries offer broad public access to a wide range of information, including historical materials that may contain offensive language or negative stereotypes. Such materials must be viewed in the context of the relevant time period. Baylor University does not endorse the views expressed in such materials.
Comments, Questions, or Concerns?
Please email digitalcollectionsinfo@baylor.edu with any comments, questions, or concerns about this collection. Please include the URL to the specific page or item when emailing.
Using This Resource In Your Research?
For access to high-resolution images for the purposes of scholarly research, please email digitalcollectionsinfo@baylor.edu.
Items in this collection may not be reproduced for commercial use without prior written consent from Baylor University, Arts & Special Collections Research Center, Waco, Texas. Please email digitalcollectionsinfo@baylor.edu to make such a request.
Restricted Items
Items may have restricted access due to copyright reasons. Items with the following message - "You may need to log in to continue. Access the full asset and its details" - are restriced to public view. For research related access please email digitalcollectionsinfo@baylor.edu.
Activity Note
This collection is considered an active collection. Items will be added periodically as they are acquired by Baylor University and processed through the Digitization and Digital Collection Preservation Services group.
Historical Context Note
The Baylor University Libraries strive to make our digital collection resources available and useful to our faculty, staff, students, alumni, researchers, and the general public. Through our Web sites, the Libraries offer broad public access to a wide range of information, including historical materials that may contain offensive language or negative stereotypes. Such materials must be viewed in the context of the relevant time period. Baylor University does not endorse the views expressed in such materials.
Comments, Questions, or Concerns?
Please email digitalcollectionsinfo@baylor.edu with any comments, questions, or concerns about this collection. Please include the URL to the specific page or item when emailing.