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We have been hard at work for a few months now cataloging the dance orchestra music. We call it BOA for band orchestra arrangements. We have 125 drawers in this category and have cataloged 12 drawers so far. The first … Continue reading →

by Teresa Cerling, Library Manager The LSTA (Library Services Technology Act) grant, a federally funded grant administered in Minnesota by the State Department of Education Library Services section, is now finished. However, SELCO has continued to find limited funding to … Continue reading →

Teresa Cerling, Library Manager The Chatfield Brass Band Music Lending Library is now networked with 84 other libraries as part of SELCO Integrated Library System. All the band and stage band music collections are available in the new SELCO catalog. … Continue reading →

Teresa Cerling, Library ManagerSheet music is the largest category in our library. We have entered 5,649 titles so far and are only half way through the alphabet.

by Teresa CerlingToday we will reach 4,600 titles of sheet music entered in our online data base. By sheet music, we mean piano music with the songs words. We are up to the “J”‘s.

By Paul MayberyAt the turn of the 19th century, the demand in popular music for Indian Songs and the so-called “intermezzo” was becoming a cultural phenomenon. In 1901, Neil Moret’s “Hiawatha” set the course for others to follow. While the … Continue reading →

Teresa Cerling-Library ManagerWe have been entering the sheet music data since January and are into the “G”s. So far, we have entered 2,648 separate sheet music titles.

Teresa Cerling-Library ManagerWe have entered the 202 piano books in our collection, 106 piano duets, and 21 organ solos. We have recently started entering our sheet music collection. So far, 1,746 have been entered and we are only up to … Continue reading →

Teresa Cerling-Library ManagerWe are finished entering the piano solos with 2,686 titles. We are currently working on the piano books and will soon have them and the piano duets entered. We have discovered some very old piano books from the … Continue reading →

by Paul MayberyGenres in Historic Instrumental Music Instrumental music from the late 19th and early 20th century falls into several major headings or genre. Band music in general makes up what will be our primary interest. However, it did coexist … Continue reading →