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Show Music on Record

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Description: Provides discographic information for commercially-released show music recordings starting with those captured on early cylinders in the late 19th century and continuing through recent compact disc productions of the early 21st century. Lists original cast recordings of American shows produced for the stage, screen, and television, and foreign stage shows and motion pictures that played in the U.S., as well as commercial recordings of later albums and medleys from shows, individual show tunes performed by members of original, revival, and studio casts, records of composers performing their own show songs, and selected additional recordings of related interest.

Coverage: 1900 & earlier to present

Subject(s):
Music, Film & Performing Arts
Publicly Available Resources

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International Index to Music Periodicals
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