{"id":5031,"date":"2021-11-04T21:11:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T21:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/rbx\/?page_id=5031"},"modified":"2023-11-21T21:29:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T21:29:13","slug":"a-brief-guide-to-music-music-related-materials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/rbx\/research-instruction\/research-guides\/a-brief-guide-to-music-music-related-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief Guide to Music &amp; Music-Related Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Compiled by Katie Hartman and Caroline Szylowicz (<a href=\"mailto:szylowic@illinois.edu\">szylowic@illinois.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Created August 2021<\/p>\n<h4>About<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW181773794 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181773794 BCX0\">The Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library houses an extensive body of music and music-related materials that are spread throughout the RBML\u2019<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181773794 BCX0\">s distinctive and less well known<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181773794 BCX0\"> collections. This material ranges from medieval manuscripts in our Pre-1650 manuscript collection\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181773794 BCX0\">to the Robert\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181773794 BCX0\">Zarbock<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181773794 BCX0\"> collection of opera autographs and beyond. Since there are so many resources in the collection and no easy way to condense them all into one place, th<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181773794 BCX0\">is guide is intended to help patrons<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181773794 BCX0\">\u00a0navigate the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181773794 BCX0\">\u00a0RBML<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181773794 BCX0\">\u00a0collection<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181773794 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181773794 BCX0\"> and find useful and interesting material.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181773794 BCX0\">\u00a0This guide does not necessarily represent the most recent information regarding the collections and is intended to simply be a jumping off point rather than an exhaustive resource.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW181773794 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW185971926 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185971926 BCX0\">Navigating<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185971926 BCX0\">\u00a0the Collections<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185971926 BCX0\">\u00a0&amp; Finding Material<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW185971926 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The easiest way to\u00a0generate a\u00a0general list of the music holdings at the RBML\u00a0is to\u00a0use the subject heading search with the\u00a0terms \u201cmusic\u201d or \u201cmusic theory\u201d\u00a0and then filter the results to the Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library.\u00a0 To find more specific material\u00a0through UIUC\u2019s main catalog or through RBML\u2019s Aeon portal, it is easiest\u00a0to use the title or composer\/author of the material that you are looking for.\u00a0 Adding additional search terms to your query will help to narrow down your results, such as:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Type of composition (motet, sonata, madrigal, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Date range\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Physical format (score, book, journal, etc.)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Descriptors of the music type or genre (i.e. jazz, sacred, etc.)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Instrument (recorder, viola, etc.)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some further suggested search terms, especially for\u00a0ephemera, such as magazines and pamphlets, are:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Song (add desired language)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Folk Song<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Music Program<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Concert<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Concert Programs<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The encyclopedias held by the RBML may also be useful for historical research.\u00a0 Many are illustrated and may give clues to the construction of various instruments as well as containing entries on various topics relevant to the time period.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Music can also be located by collection.\u00a0\u00a0Collection information can be found either under the subject heading or author\/creator fields of an item record and can be used to filter search results.\u00a0 Some of the collections that contain music are:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archon.library.illinois.edu\/rbml\/index.php?p=collections\/findingaid&amp;id=36&amp;q=&amp;rootcontentid=7420\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alyene\u00a0Westall\u00a0Prehn\u00a0Theatre Program Collection, 1871-1961<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Theatre Program Collection consisting of individual and season programs, advertising broadsides, playbills, news\u00a0clippings, and souvenirs from dramatic, comedy, musical theater, vocal and instrumental music, and vaudeville performances in the United States, Great Britain, Europe, Australia, and Canada.\u00a0 The vast majority of the collection relates to venues in Chicago and New York.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?query=sub,contains,music,AND&amp;tab=LibraryCatalog&amp;search_scope=MyInstitution&amp;sortby=date_a&amp;vid=01CARLI_UIU:CARLI_UIU&amp;facet=library,include,5899%E2%80%93160741350005899&amp;mfacet=topic,include,United%20States%20History%20Civil%20War%201861%201865%20Songs%20And%20Music,1&amp;mfacet=topic,include,Confederate%20States%20Of%20America%20Songs%20And%20Music,1&amp;mfacet=topic,include,Popular%20Music%20Confederate%20States%20Of%20America,1&amp;lang=en&amp;mode=advanced&amp;offset=0\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">American Civil War Collection\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">A collection of material documenting the American Civil War.\u00a0 The majority of the material comes from the RBML\u2019s collections of confederate imprints from the Harwell Collection.\u00a0 Music ranges from popular music and war songs to opera.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?query=creator,contains,American%20Wit%20and%20Humor%20Collection%20(University%20of%20Illinois%20at%20Urbana-Champaign%20Library).%20James%20E.%20Myers%20Collection.,AND&amp;query=sub,contains,music,AND&amp;tab=LibraryCatalog&amp;search_scope=MyInstitution&amp;sortby=rank&amp;vid=01CARLI_UIU:CARLI_UIU&amp;lang=en&amp;mode=advanced&amp;offset=0\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">American Wit and Humor Collection<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">A collection of works focusing on American humor writers.\u00a0 This collection contains two scores of popular music.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?query=sub,contains,music,AND&amp;query=creator,contains,Carl%20Sandburg,AND&amp;tab=LibraryCatalog&amp;search_scope=MyInstitution&amp;sortby=rank&amp;vid=01CARLI_UIU:CARLI_UIU&amp;facet=library,include,5899%E2%80%93160741350005899&amp;lang=en&amp;mode=advanced&amp;offset=0\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Carl Sandburg Collections<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">This archival collection of Carl Sandburg\u2019s personal papers, scrapbooks, photographs, letters, and books contains several copies of his \u201cAmerican\u00a0Songbag,\u201d sheet music, and audiovisual recordings.\u00a0 The collection of letters also contains correspondence with some musicians of the time, such as Pete Seeger.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?query=sub,contains,music,AND&amp;tab=LibraryCatalog&amp;search_scope=MyInstitution&amp;sortby=date_a&amp;vid=01CARLI_UIU:CARLI_UIU&amp;facet=library,include,5899%E2%80%93160741350005899&amp;facet=creator,include,Cavagna%20Sangiuliani%20Di%20Gualdana%20Antonio&amp;lang=en&amp;mode=advanced&amp;offset=0\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cavagna\u00a0Collection<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Collected by Antonio Cavagna Sangiuliani, a public official, book collector, and authority on the history of the Lombardy and Piedmont regions in Italy.\u00a0 The music held within this collection range from carnival songs to hymns and contains a large number of ballet scenarios and opera libretti.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?query=holding_call_number,contains,BASK,AND&amp;query=sub,contains,music,AND&amp;tab=LibraryCatalog&amp;search_scope=MyInstitution&amp;vid=01CARLI_UIU:CARLI_UIU&amp;facet=library,include,5899%E2%80%93160741350005899&amp;lang=en&amp;mode=advanced&amp;offset=0\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ewing C.\u00a0Baskette\u00a0Collection<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Ewing C.\u00a0Baskette\u00a0Collection on Freedom of Expression focuses on topics of freedom of the press, censorship, constitutional rights, religious freedom, labor union activity, well-known trials, socialism, communism, and anarchy.\u00a0 There are a handful of music related materials held within this collection and are primarily related to folk traditions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?query=sub,contains,music,AND&amp;tab=LibraryCatalog&amp;search_scope=MyInstitution&amp;sortby=date_a&amp;vid=01CARLI_UIU:CARLI_UIU&amp;facet=library,include,5899%E2%80%93160741350005899&amp;facet=creator,include,Fraenkel%20Gottfried%20S&amp;lang=en&amp;mode=advanced&amp;offset=0\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fraenkel\u00a0Collection<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0Fraenkel\u00a0Collection is an early printed music collection compiled by Gottfried Samuel\u00a0Fraenkel\u00a0(1901-1984).\u00a0\u00a0Fraenkel\u00a0was a world renowned entomologist and professor at UIUC.\u00a0 The collection contains over 1300 works of first and early editions of works of standard Western European composers from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/rbml\/?p=collections\/findingaid&amp;id=1494&amp;q=\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Robert\u00a0Zarbock\u00a0Collection of Opera Autographs, 1832-1919<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">An archival collection of letters, photos, newspaper clippings, and lithographs that represent 47 mid- to late-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0century opera performers.\u00a0 Robert\u00a0Zarbock\u00a0was a UIUC alumni.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?query=sub,contains,music,AND&amp;query=title,contains,Pre-1650%20MS,AND&amp;tab=LibraryCatalog&amp;search_scope=MyInstitution&amp;sortby=rank&amp;vid=01CARLI_UIU:CARLI_UIU&amp;lang=en&amp;mode=advanced&amp;offset=0\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Medieval &amp; Renaissance Manuscripts<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">This collection contains western medieval and renaissance manuscript music both sacred and secular.\u00a0 The RBML also holds several early modern books that are bound in fragments of music manuscripts and a palimpsest with music notation still visible (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01CARLI_UIU\/gpjosq\/alma99647501112205899\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-1650 MS0118<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?query=holding_call_number,contains,S,AND&amp;tab=LibraryCatalog&amp;search_scope=MyInstitution&amp;vid=01CARLI_UIU:CARLI_UIU&amp;facet=library,include,5899%E2%80%93160741350005899&amp;lang=en&amp;mode=advanced&amp;offset=0\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The S Collection<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The S Collection is a substantial collection of children\u2019s literature.\u00a0 It contains many books of nursery\u00a0rhymes, children\u2019s songs, and material on teaching children music both at home and in the classroom.\u00a0 It is a more difficult collection to search, but\u00a0the\u00a0call number of any book contained in the collection begins with \u201cS.\u201d\u00a0 After searching for call numbers containing \u201cS\u201d within the catalog, fill in additional search terms to filter down your search.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?query=creator,contains,Spanish%20Civil%20War%20Collections%20(University%20of%20Illinois%20at%20Urbana-Champaign%20Library),AND&amp;query=sub,contains,music,AND&amp;tab=LibraryCatalog&amp;search_scope=MyInstitution&amp;sortby=rank&amp;vid=01CARLI_UIU:CARLI_UIU&amp;lang=en&amp;mode=advanced&amp;offset=0\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Spanish Civil War Collections<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Spanish Civil War Collections contain materials that focus primarily on the literary and military involvement of Americans during Spain\u2019s struggle against fascism, particularly those who acted as war correspondents and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.\u00a0 This collection contains\u00a0a\u00a0only a few musical materials.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Resources at UIUC<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The following website links connect to other repositories on campus that contain or specialize in music and music related materials:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/mpal\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Music &amp; Performing Arts Library<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/hpnl\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sousa Archives &amp; Center for American Music<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/hpnl\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compiled by Katie Hartman and Caroline Szylowicz (szylowic@illinois.edu) Created August 2021 About The Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library houses an extensive body of music and music-related materials that are spread throughout the RBML\u2019s distinctive and less well known collections. 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