What can be found in sheet music? Just about any subject you can think of. You can use your imagination. Our search box looks into the song lyrics, too. Here are a few items you can try:
Love, dating, courtship, marriage
Composers, lyricists, publishers
Locations, countries, states, cities
Civil War, World War I, World War II
Christmas songs, sacred songs, hymns
Death, grieving, mourning, sadness
Patriotism, military, national anthems
Occupations, inventions, history
Poems, celebrities, musicals, films
Irving Berlin, Stephen Foster, George Gershwin
Mother, father, children, brothers, sisters, family
Presidents, campaigns, battles
Novelty, comedy, humor, romance
Dances, foxtrot, waltz, polka, bunny hop
Holidays, dates, times, years, seasons
Nostalgia, sentimentality, old-fashioned ways
Performers, actors, singers, entertainers
Cakewalk, dixieland, jazz, swing, bebop
Jive, blues, ragtime, boogie-woogie, The Charleston
Italians, Irish, Asians, Jews, hillbillies, rubes, jays
Planes, trains, autos, hot-air balloons, ships
Circus; drinking, temperance, prohibition, smoking
Fraternal orders, schools and colleges, transportation
Horns, clarinet, accordion, ukulele, guitar, drums
Mountains, roads, lakes, rivers, rain, snow
Fashion, hats, dogs, cats, horses, cowboys
Clocks, phones, books, houses
That’s just to name a few.
