The Public Domain Song Anthology

With Modern and Traditional Harmonization

David Berger & Chuck Israels

Aperio Press, University of Virginia (2020)

https://aperio.press/site/books/m/10.32881/book2/

The Public Domain Song Anthology by David Berger and Chuck Israels is a collection of 348 popular songs with modern and traditional harmonization for both study and performance. This open educational resource was curated by two leading jazz repertory experts and consists of songs in the US public domain. This anthology is the first of its kind and is free for students and performers to use, adapt, remix, and share. The songs, many of which are at risk of being forgotten, are free of copyright restrictions and are available in multiple formats to promote greater usage and dissemination.

The entire collection can be downloaded as a single PDF: The Public Domain Song Anthology.

The individual songs are available for download in the following file formats:

• PDF: https://dataverse.lib.virginia.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.18130/V3/C4RD06&fileTag=PDF
• Sibelius: https://dataverse.lib.virginia.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.18130/V3/C4RD06&fileTag=SIB
• XML: https://dataverse.lib.virginia.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.18130/V3/C4RD06&fileTag=XML

To the extent possible under law, David Berger and Chuck Israels has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to The Public Domain Song Anthology. This work is published from United States.

Suggested citation:

Berger, D. & Israels, C. (2020). The Public Domain Song Anthology: With Modern and Traditional
Harmonization. Charlottesville: Aperio Press. https:/doi.org/10.32881/book2