19th Century American
19th Century American Links
- Historic American Sheet Music 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.
- Civil War Music Site A source for civil war songs, fife and drum music, bugle calls, MIDIs, forum, and photographs.
- Sons of Dixie Information on this vocal quartet who sings songs popular in the American South during the Civil War.
- The Civil War Fife and Drum Page Includes music, photographs, instrument information, schedules of bugle calls(the times that specific ones were to be played), and other information.
- American Music Through 1880 Dozens of brief articles on many aspects of secular and sacred music primarily from the 19th century.
- Poetry and Music of the War Between the States A large collection of Civil War poetry, songs, midis, and links.
- Easthampton Violin's Inventors Museum Exhibit Connecticut Valley Historical Museum in Springfield Massachusetts hosts this exhibit on the history of violin making in the Pioneer Valley. Development of early technology leads to instrument making.
- Songs of the Civil War Lyrics for various songs of the American Civil War.
- Walk Around, Boys! Collection of essays on American minstrelsy, sound clips of early minstrel tunes, bibliographies, and photos.
- Railroad Music Several songs of track-laying crews: Music and lyrics.
- Fifth Michigan Regimental Band Information on the original band, current band, their instruments, events, and recordings.
- Popular Songs in American History (from Colonial Times to 1900) Lyrics, Historical Information, MIDIs, Tune-Related Links.
- Civil War Songbook The lyrics to a few favorite Civil War songs.
- Songs of the Civil War A compilation of the lyrics to numerous Civil War songs.
- Dr. Horsehair Recordings and banjo instruction books in the modern-day clawhammer banjo or frailing style and the old-time minstrel banjo stroke style.
- Olde Towne Brass A Civil War band with information on songs, published music, photographs, and selling recordings of their performances.
- Amoskeag Music Historical musician Bob Kilham recreates the sights and sounds of ante-bellum America using original or reproduction instuments and primary source music.
- The Americus Brass Band Americus, Georgia: features historical background, discography with sound samples, and reviews.
- The Civil War Music Store Online merchant sells recordings and lyrics of Civil War Songs.
- Music of the Spanish American War Article, with MP3 samples.
- Red Dragon Music Supplying Civil War period music, drums, fifes, other instruments, tapes, CDs, and books.
- American Popular Music before 1900 An extensive annotated link list. Includes both 19th and 18th century popular music.
- The Civil War Music Store Online merchant sells recordings and lyrics of Civil War Songs.
- Halcyon Days Music Midi music collection of early American music of the 19th Century and early 20th Century, complete with scans of sheet music covers and lyrics.
- The Music of the American Civil War (1861-1865) Lyrics and MIDI files by Benjamin Robert Tubb: Featuring music from Dover Publication's "The Civil War Songbook".
- Abby Hutchinson Patton Original member of one of the most famous and important American popular vocal groups of the nineteenth century.
- American Civil War Bugler Includes extensive information on Civil War buglers as well as numerous bugle calls.
- Public Domain Music Midis of public domain favorites.
- Southern Horizon This Civil War-era band plays period arrangements on antique instruments.
- Music in the US before the Civil War A bibiliography from the University of Kansas library.
- Buglers in the Civil War Article by a bugler active in reenactments.
- Cowboy Songs A reference library of classic western and cowboy songs.
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