Download or read book Handbook of Early American Sheet Music, 1768-1889 written by Harry Dichter and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following a rough chronological order, the authors list hundreds of first editions in such collectors' categories as "Music of the American Revolution," "War with Tripoli," "Early Indian Items," "Early Negro Songs," "Lafayette," "Ship Items," "Tobacco Items," "Temperance Items," "Railroad Items," "Early Cali-fornia Imprints," "College Songs," "Baseball Items," "Early Comic Songs," "Famous Songs," "Portraits on Music," and dozens of other classifications. There are also separate bibliographic sections on such important songs as "The Star Spangled Banner," "Yankee Doodle," "Home Sweet Home," etc. For each song the authors give composer, lyricist, publisher, place and year of publication, musical arrangement, a full description of the actual sheet music (dedication, number of pages, engraver, price, plate mark, extra verses, peculiarities, etc.), description of illustration and type of song. Part Two is a directory of every known early American music publisher.