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Visions of music : sheet music in the twentieth century

Title: Visions of music : sheet music in the twentieth century / Tony Walas.
Author: Walas, Tony
Publication: Milwaukee, WI : Hal Leonard Books, 2014.

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Request Scan Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Text	Use in library	JNF 15-2	Performing Arts Research Collections - Music

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Description

xx, 315 pages : color illustrations; 23 x 29 cm

Summary

In the world of antiques, sheet music is classified under the category of "ephemera," which are printed or paper items that were originally expected to have only a short-term usefulness or popularity . Vintage sheet music has two natures. The basic function is to pass along the musical ideas of a composer the actual transcription of a piece or solo. A secondary feature, and the main one for collectors, is the visual impact of the cover. Sheet music is something to be used, yet also a piece of art to be saved and visually enjoyed. The covers offer keen insight into the world as it was, reflecting the passage of time. The memories and history they invoke transcend the music they contain. Lavishly illustrated with over 700 faithful reproductions of sheet music covers.

Subject

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Call Number

JNF 15-2

ISBN

9781480387386
148038738X

LCCN

2014034664

OCLC

873985396

Author

Walas, Tony, author.

Title

Visions of music : sheet music in the twentieth century / Tony Walas.

Publisher

Milwaukee, WI : Hal Leonard Books, 2014.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Chronological Term

1900 - 1999

Research Call Number

JNF 15-2

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