Scope and Contents note From the Series: Approximately 220 pieces issued before 1801, and about 1,450 imprints for the period 1801-1820. Other categories in this section include early engraved music having title page vignettes and early copyrights (1816-1835).In addition to the sheet music, this section originally included a number of early American secular imprints of collections, anthologies, periodicals and the like, in addition to a number of 18th century imprints bound up into volumes. Examples included...

Scope and Contents note From the Series: Approximately 220 pieces issued before 1801, and about 1,450 imprints for the period 1801-1820. Other categories in this section include early engraved music having title page vignettes and early copyrights (1816-1835).In addition to the sheet music, this section originally included a number of early American secular imprints of collections, anthologies, periodicals and the like, in addition to a number of 18th century imprints bound up into volumes. Examples included...