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1. Louis M. Kruger performance library, 1879-1919

   approximately 675 items. 4 containers. 1.75 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Louis M. Kruger was a trombone player, violist, and dance orchestra leader in Washington, D.C., during the Gilded Age (roughly 1870-1900). His small performance library primarily consists of printed scores and parts for dance and theater orchestra and several manuscript works for band.

2. Henry Donch performance library, 1811-1928

   approximately 5,400 items. 37 containers. 15 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Henry Donch was a musician, conductor, arranger, composer, and educator who lived in Washington, D.C. He led ensembles such as Donch's Band and Donch's Orchestra and taught violin, flute, clarinet, cornet, guitar, and banjo at Georgetown University. The collection is primarily comprised of printed and mansucript sets of parts for society orchestra and band that Donch used with his professional ensembles as they performed at events in the Washington, D.C., area and at summer resorts in the nearby mountains. There are also works for chamber ensembles, method books, and a small amount of miscellanous papers. Please note that the collection contains works with demeaning titles.