S.W.Fores - A cotilion sic - Public domain dance instruction manual
[By] W. H. Kingsbury. (statement of responsibility) A continuous strip mounted on linen (26 1/2 x 208 cm) folded, accordion fashion, to form 10 leaves. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as... More
The cockney's travels - Edgar Bateman sheet music
Lead sheet enclosed. Printed in USA in 1896.
The Belle of Chicago. March - John Philip Sousa
Part for Small Drum in the hand of Wm. Giacchetti/July 29th, 92. [Member of the USMB]
![[ untitled flute part], Yiddish-American song](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvdW50aXRsZWQtZmx1dGUtcGFydC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/52/webp "[ untitled flute part], Yiddish-American song")
[ untitled flute part], Yiddish-American song
Title crossed out, starts with Yiddish words for "The end of..." For "mme R. Prager" (General) There is a signature by the arranger, Jacob B[?], but it indecipherable. (source note)
Harem march, Yiddish-American song, American march music
From "Zubrochene Fiedele" (General)
My days have been so wondrous free
Words by Thomas Parnell. Composer's ms. (general) Song for voice and piano. (general) Francis Hopkinson ; poem by Thomas Parnell. (statement of responsibility)
Memo from Chief, Music Division, Harold Spivacke, June 8, 1938
Public domain scan of American Folklife Center document, manuscript correspondence, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Memo from Chief, Music Division, Harold Spivacke, August 12, 1938
Picryl description: Public domain manuscript page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
The boatmen's dance - American song, public domain sheet music
From Favorites from the Song of America Tour with Thomas Hampson, baritone, and Wolfram Rieger, piano. Recorded in the Coolidge Auditorium, Washington, DC, October 28, 2010. (Source) Copyright 1950 by The Aaron... More
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[ Letter from Sr. Gregory to Mary Martin and Richard Halliday, October...
Permission granted from Sinsinawa Dominican Archives, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin (Copyright Notice)
The old man's love song - American song, public domain sheet music
Recorded in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress, October 2009. (General)
The Sea - American song, public domain sheet music
Recorded in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress, October 2009.
Il ballarino di M. Fabritio Caroso da Sermoneta, diuiso in due trattat...
Head- and tail-pieces; initials. Vol. 2 has title: Trattato secondo del Ballarino ... nel quale s'insegnano varie sorti di balletti, cascarde, tordiglione, passo e mezo, pauaniglia, canario, & gagliarde all' vs... More
Orchesographie Et traicte en forme de dialogve, par leqvel tovtes pers...
Par Thoinot Arbeau demeurant à Lengres. (statement of responsibility) Contains music. Thoinot Arbeau is an anagram for Jehan Tabourot. "Extraict du priuilege" is dated "Novembre 1588." Inscribed in gold on fly-... More
Nobiltà di dame del sr. Fabritio Caroso da Sermoneta libro, altra volt...
Title within engraved architectural border ornamented with vignettes of instrumentalists, a portrait of the author, etc. Head- and tailpieces; initials. The illustrations consist of 10 full-page engravings by G... More
Nvove inventioni di balli opera vaghissima nella quale si danno i gius...
Running title: Le gratie d'amore, the title under which the work was first published in 1602. Includes lute tablatures for some of the dances. Earlier state (?) of engraving on p. 256 inserted between p. 202 an... More
Traitté contre les danses - Public domain dance instruction manual
Par Jean Boiseul. (statement of responsibility) Printer's mark on t.-p. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text. (additional physical form)
The dancing master; or, Directions for dancing country dances with the...
Vol. 2, 2d ed., has imprint: Printed for H. Playford, 1698. First ed. published 1651 [i.e. 1650] under title: The English dancing-master. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile pag... More
Asa Willcox's book of figures, 1793 multigraphed from a manuscript in ...
"The 'Book of figures' is a little manuscript that has recently been presented to the Newberry Library by the Librarian. The book appears to be a guide such as would be used by a fiddler or other musician in ca... More
Contredanses; description des figures, plan des figures
LC v. 1 has spine title: Les plaisirs de l'Arquebuse; v. 2 has spine title: Recueil de danses. LC v. 4 not available at time of cataloging. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile p... More
Per. receüil sic de danses de bal pour l'année 1703
De la composition de M. Pecour, et mis au jour par M. Feüillet ... (statement of responsibility) Full-page diagrams; at head of each diagram, the tune for the dance figure is represented. "Airs de danses conten... More
Recüeil de dances contenant un tres grand nombres, des meillieures ent...
Recüeillies et mises au jour par Mr. Feüillet ... (statement of responsibility) Engraved throughout. "Airs des dances contenuës en ce recüeil, qui sert de table à ce volume": 16 p. at end. Available also throug... More
Recüeil de contredances mises en chorégraphie d'une maniére si aisée, ...
Par Mr. Feuillet ... (statement of responsibility) Engraved throughout. Contains music. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)
A collection of ball-dances perform'd at court viz. the Richmond, the ...
All compos'd by Mr. Isaac, and writ down in characters, by John Weaver, dancing-master. (statement of responsibility) Plates contain diagrams of dance figures; at head of each diagram, the tune for the dance fi... More
The royal Portuguez Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majesty's birth...
the tune by Mr. Paisible ; engraven in characters & figurs [sic] for the use of masters writ by Mr. de la Garde ... and revis'd by the author ... (statement of responsibility) LC copy imperfect: 12th couplet su... More
The royall gailliarde Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majesty's bir...
the tune by Mr. Paisible ; engraven in characters & figures for the use of ma[ste]rs writt [sic] by Mr. de la Garde ... (statement of responsibility) Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as f... More
The princess Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majestys birth day ; e...
"The princess by Mr. Isack"--Leaf [2]. LC copy imperfect: t.p. wanting. Title supplied from Catalogue of printed music in the British Library to 1980. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as ... More
For the furthur improvement of dancing, A treatis of chorography or ye...
translated from the French of Monsr Feuillet, and improv'd wth. many additions, all fairly engrav'd on copper plates, and a new collection of country dances describ'd in ye same character by Iohn Essex, dancing... More
An essay for the further improvement of dancing being a collection of ...
By E. Pemberton. To which is added, three single dances, viz. a chacone by Mr. Isaac, a passacaille by Mr. L'Abbe, and a jig by Mr. Pecour ... (statement of responsibility) Available also through the Library of... More
The rigadoon royal Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majestys birth d...
engraven in characters & figures for the use of masters writ by Mr. de la Garde, dancing master ... (statement of responsibility) Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images... More
The royall Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majesty's birth day 1711
LC copy imperfect: t.p. wanting. Title supplied from Catalogue of printed music in the British Library to 1980. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)
The royal Ann Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majestys birth day 17...
the tune by Mr. Paisible ; engraven in characters & figures for the use of masters ... (statement of responsibility) Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images. (additional... More
The Northumberland Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majestys birth d...
LC copy imperfect: t.p. wanting. Title supplied from the British Museum Catalogue of printed music, 1487-1800. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)
Chorégraphie, ou L'art de décrire la dance par caracteres, figures et ...
Engraved throughout. Contains music. With this are bound the author's Recueil de dances ... Paris, 1709, and Recueil de dances, composées par M. Pecour ... et mise sur le papier par M. Feuillet ... Paris, 1709... More
The Pastorall Mr. Issac's new dance made for Her Majestys birth day 17...
the tune by Mr. Paisible ; engraven in characters and figures for the use of masters writ by Mr. Pemberton ... (statement of responsibility) Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile ... More
The Godolphin Mr. Isaac's new dance made for Her Majestys birth day 17...
the tune by Mr. Paisible ; engraven in characters & figures for the use of masters writ by Mr. Pemberton ... (statement of responsibility) Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile pa... More
The friendship Mr. Isaac's new dance for the year 1715
the tune by Mr. Paisible ; engraven in characters & figures for the use of masters writ by Mr. Pemberton ... (statement of responsibility) Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile pa... More
Orchesography; or, The art of dancing by characters and demonstrative ...
Being an exact and just translation from the French of Monsieur Feuillet. By John Weaver, dancing master. (statement of responsibility) Engraved throughout. The Rigadoon, the Louver, and the Brittagne, by Mr. I... More
Abbregé de la nouvelle methode, dans l'art d'écrire ou de traçer toute...
mise au jour par le Sr. Rameau ... Ouvrage très utile pour toutes personnes qui ont sçu ou qui apprennent à danser, puis que par le secour de ce livre, on peut se remettre facilement dans toutes les danses que ... More
The dancing-master; or, Directions for dancing country-dances with the...
First ed. published 1650 by John Playford under title: The English dancing-master. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)
The dancing-master: or, The art of dancing explained Wherein the manne...
Done from the French of Monsieur Rameau, by J. Essex ... (statement of responsibility) Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text. (additional physical form)
Trattato del ballo nobile - Dance instruction manual, Public domain
di Giambatista Dufort, indirizzato all' eccellenza delle signore dame, e de' signori cavalieri napoletani. (statement of responsibility) Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page... More
The art of dancing explained by reading and figures whereby the manner...
being the original work, first design'd in the year 1724, and now published by Kellom Tomlinson, dancing-master ... In two books. (statement of responsibility) The frontispiece is dated 1754. Many of the plates... More
Arte de danzar a la francesa adornado con quarenta figuras, que enseña...
Su autor Pablo Minguet e Irol ... Añadido en esta tercera impression todos los passos, ò movimientos del danzar à la española ... (statement of responsibility) Contains music. Available also through the Library... More
Prima, e seconda memoria per servire alla istoria del ballo degli anti...
del signor Burette. n°. II. (statement of responsibility) Title vignette. Previously published in the Académie royale des inscriptions et belles-lettres. Histoire, avec les Mémoires de littérature tirez des reg... More
Le maître à danser. Qui enseigne la maniere de faire tous les differen...
Plates signed: P. Rameau, invenit et fecìt. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images.
Schriftsmässige Beantwortung der Frage Was von dem weltüblichen Tanzen...
Als ein Anhang zu den Betrachtungen von der Freyheit der Gläubigen vom Gesetz auf Verlangen entworfen und in Druck gegeben von Carl Heinrich von Bogatzky. (statement of responsibility) Available also through th... More
La danse ancienne et moderne ou Traité historique de la danse
Par M. de Cahusac ... (statement of responsibility) Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text. (additional physical form)
Receuil danglaise arrangees avec leurs traits telle quel se danse, ché...
mis au jour par M[onsieu]r Landrin, m[ai]tre de danse ét compositeur des traits des contre-danse. (statement of responsibility) Engraved throughout. Chainlines vertical; no watermark found. Signatures: [1]¡ chi... More
Le répertoire des bals ou Theorie-pratique des contredanses, décrites ...
Par le sr. de La Cuisse ... (statement of responsibility) Engraved throughout; line borders. Imprint varies. Vol. 1 is in 2 parts. The second part has special t.-p.: Suite du Répertoire des bals, ou recueil de ... More
Tratado dos principaes fundamentos da dança obra muito util, naõ sómen...
Por Natal Jacome Bonem ... (statement of responsibility) Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images and full text. (additional physical form)
Traité sur l'art de la danse dédié á Monsieur Gardel, l'ainé
Par M. Malpied. (statement of responsibility) Engr. t-p. and text. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)
Erweiterung der Kunst nach der Chorographie zu tanzen, Tänze zu erfind...
Von C. J. v. Feldtenstein. (statement of responsibility) Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images. (additional physical form)
Trattato teorico-prattico di ballo
di Gennaro Magri ... (statement of responsibility) The engraved plates consist of diagrammed dances, most with accompanying dance music, which was composed by Magri, De Dominicis, Di Gennaro, Giuliano, A. Monto... More
Méthode pour exercer l'oreille a la mesure dans l'art de la danse
Par M. Bacquoy-Guédon ... (statement of responsibility) "Seconde partie, contenant des airs de différens mouvemens, pour exercer l'oreille à la mesure, dans le menuet & dans la contre-danse," with special t.-p.... More
15e.-30e. recueil des contre-danses et walzes
par Louis Julien Clarchies. (statement of responsibility) Principally for 2 violins. Title from t.p. of recueil 15 (the number is in ms. on the engraved t.p.). Recueil 28 has variant publisher statement: Chez F... More
The scholars companion containing a choice collection of cotillons & c...
by M.J.C. Fraisier. (statement of responsibility) Signatures: [A]♯ B♯. The foot of the title-page is torn off, and the date as given above is supplied in pencil. Available also through the Library of Congress W... More
Violin concerto, op. 64 - Public domain American sheet music
For piano and violin; incomplete
Marche triomphale, op. 91. A.Goria, American march music
For two pianos, four hands
La chasse - Public domain American sheet music
For piano; cabinet organ and piano
She's my girl - Public domain American sheet music
Incomplete, cover page only.
