Users can:
• Search by time period, location and format
• Listen to digitized recordings
• Watch performance
• View sheet music, manuscripts and historic copyright submissions
Examples of the diverse content include an illustrated sound recording of "Over There," a song representative of World War I; a curator talk by the Library’s Steve Winick discussing labor songs; and sound recordings of songs reflecting such social trends as the expansion of leisure activities including sports and going to the movies.
Other highlights include the first music textbook published in colonial America (1744), Irving Berlin’s handwritten lyric sheet for "God Bless America," the Library’s collection of first edition sheet music by Stephen Foster and performances by baritone Thomas Hampson and soprano Christine Brewer.
The online resource will also offer a guide for educators, with suggestions on how to use the "Songs of America" presentation in their classroom curricula.
From Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2014/14-018.html)
