The Archive's database contains over 70,000 recordings as well as over 100,000 pieces of sheet music. New items are added and cataloged daily. Here is a listing of some of the catagories:
Recordings:
on 78RPM discs(largely transferred to CD's), LP's, Tapes,
cassettes and CD's.
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Classical: |
Popular: |
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Orchestral, Instrumental, Vocal, Choral, Opera. |
Jazz, Pop, Folk/Ethnic, |
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Children's, Spoken Word, |
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Christmas. |
Special Collections:
In addition there are numerous "Special Collections", such as the complete works of Mozart, the complete recordings of Caruso, tapes of radio programs(such as Robert Sherman's "Young Artists," "Listening Room," "Woody's Children" and "WQXR ON Broadway.") video tapes of operas and musicals etc, opera scores and libretti, also books and journals, reel to reel tapes and 8-track tapes, as well as compact disks.
Sheet Music:
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Classical: |
Popular: |
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Piano, Piano with instrument(s) |
pop, pre 1920, Anthologies, |
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Organ,
scores, Libretti, Chamber Music, Vocal, |
pre WW2, Fake Books. |
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Music Books, Journals |
Music Books, Journals |
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updated Nov 17, 2005
