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19th-century, American, minstrel music, popular music, war songs: 29,000 American popular music spanning the years 1780–1980. Johns Hopkins University: Library and Archives Canada: Sheet Music From Canada's Past: Canadian, popular music: 20,000 Patriotic and parlour songs, piano pieces, sacred music, and novelty numbers published from before ...
The first song to became "popular" through a national advertising campaign was "My Grandfather's Clock" in 1876. [3] Mass production of piano in the late-19th century helped boost sheet music sales. [3] Toward the end of the century, during the Tin Pan Alley era, sheet music was sold by dozens and even hundreds of publishing companies.
Sheet music enables instrumental performers who are able to read music notation (a pianist, orchestral instrument players, a jazz band, etc.) or singers to perform a song or piece. Music students use sheet music to learn about different styles and genres of music. The intended purpose of an edition of sheet music affects its design and layout.
Appointment with Music is a half-hour [1] American radio music program that was broadcast on NBC beginning on June 30, 1948. [2] Singer Snooky Lanson headed the cast of Appointment with Music, and Dorothy Dillard was the female vocalist. [3] The Dixie Dons quartet also performed on the show, [4] and Owen Bradley led a 26-piece orchestra. [2]
Sheet Music Plus, also known as sheetmusicplus.com, is a global online retailer of sheet music, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1995 by Nicholas Babchuk, Sheet Music Plus offers the largest selection of sheet music, with more than 2 million titles.
The early popular music performers worked hand-in-hand with the sheet music industry to promote popular sheet music. One of the early popular music performers to attain widespread popularity was a Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind, who toured the US in the mid-19th century.
Besides, Frith also offers three identifying characteristics of pop music: light entertainment, commercial imperatives, and personal identification. Pop music grew out of a light entertainment and easy listening tradition. [21] Pop music is more conservative than other music genres such as folk, blues, country, and tradition.
"Satin Sheets" is a song written by John Volinkaty, and originally recorded by Bill Anderson and Jan Howard on their March 1972 duet album, Bill & Jan or (Jan & Bill). It was then famously covered by American country music artist Jeanne Pruett in February 1973 as the first single and title track from her album of the same name .