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CONTENT:
Mississippi State University Libraries created this site to showcase the sheet music collection of alumnus and collector Charles H. Templeton.
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AESTHETICS:
The site is set in frames with the menu on the left and the content in the main window. It uses a dark background to highlight the scanned images of the music covers. Acrobat Reader is needed for viewing the files.
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ORGANIZATION:
The sheet music is organized into ten main categories. Categories are listed in the left frame of the site. There is a table of contents available as well as an online search tool. Music can be searched by keyword or phrase, language and date or searched or browsed by author, subject and title.
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REVIEW:
This digitized collection of sheet music will appeal to anyone interested in "research, teaching, or private study," as the site says. Charles H. Templeton gave his entire collection of more than 22,000 titles to Mississippi State University, and the university has made a portion of the collection available online. The titles are grouped into ten categories, including blues, rags, movie tunes, foxtrots, popular, show tunes, Irving Berlin, war songs, and minstrel songs. The sheet music can be viewed online or downloaded for a more detailed study. Visitors to the site will also find information about Mr. Templeton, the digitizing process, and about the collection.
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01/27/2003
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