Music & Musical Instruments

The Museum's music collections contain more than 5,000 instruments of American and European heritage. These include a quartet of 18th-century Stradivari stringed instruments, Tito Puente's autographed timbales, and the Yellow Cloud guitar that belonged to Prince, to name only a few. Music collections also include jukeboxes and synthesizers, square-dancing outfits and sheet music, archival materials, oral histories, and recordings of performances at the museum. The vast Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated Sheet Music is a remarkable window into the American past in words, music, and visual imagery. The Duke Ellington and Ruth Ellington Boatwright collections contain handwritten music compositions, sound recordings, business records, and other materials documenting the career of this renowned musician. In various ways, our collections find expression in performances of the Smithsonian Chamber Players, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, and in other public programs.

Various artists. Foxy Brown Sampler Tape (Def Jam DEF-191-4/5). Cassette format. This is a Collector's Edition Def Jam sampler tape featuring Foxy Brown on the cover. Foxy Brown is the stage name for Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Various artists. Foxy Brown Sampler Tape (Def Jam DEF-191-4/5). Cassette format. This is a Collector's Edition Def Jam sampler tape featuring Foxy Brown on the cover. Foxy Brown is the stage name for Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1997
depicted
Brown, Foxy
maker
Def Jam
ID Number
2006.3087.39
nonaccession number
2006.3087
catalog number
2006.3087.39
Various artists. Foxy Brown Sampler CD (Def Jam (A)-566 473-2)Compact Disc. This is a Collector's Edition Def Jam sampler compact disc featuring Foxy Brown [Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand] on the cover.Currently not on view
Description (Brief)
Various artists. Foxy Brown Sampler CD (Def Jam (A)-566 473-2)
Compact Disc. This is a Collector's Edition Def Jam sampler compact disc featuring Foxy Brown [Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand] on the cover.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1999
recording artist
Brown, Foxy
maker
Def Jam
ID Number
2006.3087.44
nonaccession number
2006.3087
catalog number
2006.3087.44

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