Public Domain Music

http://pdmusic.org/
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This site neatly packages for the user American songs now in the public domain from the 19th century through WWI. You can browse songs by style, composer, or era, and find records of each song, along with, in many cases, links to MIDI files of the tunes and lyrics. In addition to the prominent composers, there are charts of American hymns, Civil War songs, and a timeline of early Blues music. Though it’s made by a music lover for music lovers, this resource is likely to be of interest for history buffs too.

by Marie Meyers