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Philadelphia Preservationist Pursues Antique Music Market
Harry Dichter, a Philadelphia waiter and owner of Musical Americana, has spent over two decades promoting old sheet music from colonial and Revolutionary War eras. He seeks buyers for early songs like Yankee Doodle and Dixie Land, hoping to turn passion into a viable publishing venture.
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Dichter Keeps Old Songs Alive Through Musical Americana
At 58 Dichter explains his mission to revive American historical music by publishing tunes 56 years or older. He hopes libraries universities and foundations will support efforts to let people hear and play these songs and re kindle national memory through old sheet music. His catalog ranges from colonial Federal tunes to Baseball in Music & Song.
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