Vernacular Music Research Explained

Vernacular Music Research is an archival and historical collection of music. It includes print (books, sheet music, orchestrations), 78' records, and other media featuring American music and dance from the early 19th century to the 1960s.^[1] It was founded by jazz historian Thornton Hagert. Jazz.com lists his name as "Tony Hagert" for albums Come & Trip it and Too Much Mustard with trombonist Dave Sager.^[2]

The Archive

The Archive itself consists of about 125,000 items of printed music, 75,000 items of recorded music, 5,500 books and 2,000 periodicals on New World Vernacular music, dance, and related topics.^[1]

Services

Research and historical writing has been compiled for has been prepared for The Smithsonian's "An Experiment in Modern Music: Paul Whiteman at Aeolian Hall. Smithsonian Collection recording DMM 2-0518", and the Maryland Historical Society,^[3]

The archive has provided sheet music, recorded music, and referenced source material for books and publications including:

"" author Bill Matthiesen made special note of the use of Thornton Hagert's research, sheet music and orchestration.^[4]

Ragged but Right by Lynn Abbott features sheet music from the Archive. Printed by University of Mississippi ^[5]

Come & Trip It "Instrumental Dance Music, 1780s-1920s" Released on New World Records^[6] The Release is even currently for sale on Amazon, with reviews included- Come & Trip It^[7]

It also received a special thanks from the author of "Black Manhattan", conductor Rick Benjamin.^[8] Maintained by Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc.

Was a contributor to the Eubie Blake Collection with the Maryland Historical Society. They maintain correspondence between Hagert & Eubie Blake.^[9]

"" by John Edward Hasse and published onSchirmer Books, 1985 also references the archive.

Record Research features research and writing in partnership with Jean C Averty on numerous articles throughout the 1970s and 1980s.^[10] Provided Samples of Music for book The Devil's Horn (The Devil's Horn: The Story of the Saxophone, From Noisy Novelty to King of Cool. Farrar, Straus & Giroux.) ^[11]

Participated in the book Pioneers of Jazz: The Story of the Creole Band by Lawrence Gushee Page 552 ^[12]

Provided sheet music cover of "Oh you Devil! Rag" for a University of Mississippi book Ragged but Right^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vernacular Music Research – New World Music 1820s – 1960s. Vernacularmusicresearch.com. 8 June 2023.
2. Web site: Sager, David  - Jazz.com | Jazz Music  - Jazz Artists  - Jazz News. Jazz.com. 2014-11-17.
3. Web site: The American Musical Landscape. Publishing.cdlib.org. 2014-11-17.
4. Book: Habaneras, Maxixies and Tangos: The Syncopated Piano Music of Latin America. Matthiesen, B.. 2008. Mel Bay Publications, Incorporated. 9780786676354. 2014-11-17.
5. Web site: (No Title). Upress.state.ms.us. 2014-11-17.
6. Web site: COME AND TRIP IT | New World Records 80293 | Instrumental Dance Music 1780s-1920s. 16 July 2002. Newworldrecords.org. 2014-11-17.
7. Web site: Come & Trip It: Instrumental Dance Music 1780s-1920s. 2 August 1994. Amazon.
8. Web site: Black Manhattan Notes. 4 November 2003. Rick Benjamin. Newworldrecords.org. 2014-11-17.
9. http://archive.mdhs.org/eubieblake/subs/detail.asp?cat=Correspondence&id=553&mult=1
10. Web site: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Copyright - "Copywrong"?. 11 August 2004 . Ml.islandnet.com. 2014-11-17.
11. Web site: The Devil's Horn: The Story of the Saxophone. 11 February 2006 . Allaboutjazz.com. 2014-11-17.
12. Web site: Google Books. Books.google.com. 8 June 2023.