African-American Band Music and Recordings (The Library of Congress Presents: Music, Theater and Dance)
The core of this presentation consists of “stock” arrangements for bands or small orchestras of popular songs written by African Americans. In addition, a smaller selection of historic sound recordings illustrating these songs and others are available
The Chatfield Music Lending Library is the only one of its kind in the world today. Dedicated to the preservation of our musical heritage, the library has collected and cataloged more than 5,000 pieces, many of which are no longer in print.