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Category: Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection

Meet Our Freshman Fellows: Vanessa Han on Egyptomania

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Sam Bessen

Enjoy this post by Vanessa Han, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year!  Hello and welcome to my blog post! My name is Vanessa, and […]


Exhibit Spotlight: Hoen Lithograph Co.

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Sam Bessen
Bloomer Quick Step

Grace Notes in American History: 200 Years of Songs from the Lester Levy Sheet Music Collection is currently on view at the George Peabody Library. The exhibit, which runs through […]


Grace Notes in American History

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Sam Bessen
Grace Notes

We are excited to announce the opening of a new exhibition at the George Peabody Library: Grace Notes in American History– 200 Years of Songs from the Lester S Levy […]


Sheet Music Deep Dive: Aviation

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Sam Bessen

As an early form of social media, sheet music covers and lyrics trumpeted the latest and most exciting inventions and movements. It’s therefore no surprise that the creation and development […]


Sheet Music Deep Dive: Bicycles

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Sam Bessen

The Levy Collection contains hundreds of songs that celebrate modes of transportation, ranging from boats, buses, and airplanes to hot air balloons. Not surprisingly, there are over 100 songs dedicated […]


Sheet Music Deep Dive: Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Sam Bessen

Thanksgiving was made an official holiday by decree of Abraham Lincoln in 1863. While there don’t seem to be as many melodies composed for the holiday as there are for […]


Sheet Music Deep Dive: Veterans Day

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Sam Bessen
Over There Cover

The Lester Levy Sheet Music Collection contains hundreds of songs honoring our veterans, ranging from the American Revolutionary War to World War II. More broadly, music has always played a […]


Sheet Music Deep Dive: Halloween

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Sam Bessen
The Ghost of the Violin

Halloween is here! As spooky season draws to a close, here are a few of the spookiest, creepiest, and midnight-iest songs in the Levy Sheet Music Collection. ‘Twas in the […]


Sheet Music Deep Dive: Carner Collection

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Sam Bessen
Loveless Love

This week’s deep dive will explore one of our lesser-known sheet music collections: the Sam Carner Collection. While the Levy Sheet Music Collection is our largest and most consulted, we […]


Sheet Music Deep Dive: Autumn

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Sam Bessen
Autumn Leaves

Now that it’s officially Fall, this week’s sheet music deep dive will explore the music of Autumn! Golden Leaves of Autumn was published in Chicago, 1868. The lithographer, listed at […]


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