Collection Summary
Louis M. Kruger Performance Library
1879-1919
1879-1919
ML31.K773
Kruger, Louis M., 1861-1934
approximately 675 items
4 containers
1.75 linear feet
English
Collection material in English
Music Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Louis M. Kruger was a trombone player,
violist, and dance orchestra leader in Washington, D.C., during the Gilded Age (roughly 1870-1900). His
small performance library primarily consists of printed scores and parts for dance and theater orchestra and
several manuscript works for band.
Acquisition Information
Unknown
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing History
Jane Cross processed the Louis M. Kruger Performance Library and coded the finding aid
in 2022.
Related Material
The [Henry
Donch Performance Library] contains works similar to those in this collection.
Like Kruger, Donch was a member of the U.S. Marine Band and a well-known conductor of
local dance and theater orchestras.
Copyright Status
Materials from the Louis M. Kruger Performance Library are governed by the Copyright Law
of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.) and other applicable international copyright
laws.
Access and Restrictions
The Louis M. Kruger Performance Library is open to research. Researchers are advised to
contact the Music Division prior to visiting in order to determine whether the desired
materials will be available at that time.
Certain restrictions on using or copying materials may apply.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
[item, date, container], Louis M. Kruger Performance Library, Music Division, Library of
Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Louis Martin Kruger was born in Hanover, Germany, on September 9, 1861, and emigrated to
the United States in 1863. He enlisted as an apprentice musician in the United States
Marine Band on August 11, 1874 and served until 1878. After a short break, he served
three enlistments with the Marine Band as a bass trombonist: 1880-1885, 1891-1895, and
1989-1917. By the time of his retirement in 1917 he had reached the rank of pricipal
musician. His brother Charles enlisted as an apprentice in 1880 and remained with the
band until 1893 when he left to join the Sousa Band, then rejoined in the Marine Band in
1899 until his death in 1902. When not on duty and after his military service, Louis
Kruger was an avid bicyclist, performed on viola, and led dance bands and theater
orchestras in Washington, D.C., during the 1870s to the 1900s. He and his wife Lena M. Kruger
(1863-1939) lived on Sixth Street, Southeast. He died in Washington, D.C., on February
21, 1934, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Bibliography
Preston, Katherine K.
Music for Hire: A Study of Professional Musicians in Washington, 1877-1900.
Stuyvesant, New York: Pendragon Press, c1992.
Preston, Katherine K.
"Popular Music in the 'Gilded Age:' Musicians' Gigs in Late Nineteenth-Century
Washington, D.C."
Popular Music, Vol. 4, pp. 25-47. 1984.
United States Marine Band Library. Biographical files. 2022 January 25.
Scope and Content Note
The music in the Louis M. Kruger Performance Library spans from 1879 to 1919 and
consists primarily of printed scores and parts for dance and theater orchestra. There are also
several manuscript works for band. Composers/arrangers Émile Waldteufel
and Theodore Moses Tobani are represented in the collection with several works each, and
the majority of works are published by Carl Fischer. In several instances,
advertisements that list works for sale are included with the music.
Organization of the Louis M. Kruger Performance Library
The collection is arranged in one series:
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[Music,
1879-1919](ead10001)
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Kruger, Louis M., 1861-1934--Archives.
Kruger, Louis M., 1861-1934.
Paull, E. T., 1858-1924.
Tobani, Theo. M. (Theodore Moses), 1855-1933.
Waldteufel, Emil, 1837-1915.
Subjects
Band music--Scores.
Dance music--United States.
Form/Genre
Arrangements (Music)
Autographs (Manuscripts)
Dance music.
Parts (Music)
Popular music.
Scores.
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/2020570144]
Container List
1-4
Music, 1879-1919
1880-1919
This series consists of printed music for dance and theater orchestra, manuscript
music for band, and a full score. Among the arrangers and composers represented
are Émile Waldteufel, Theodore Moses Tobani, and E. T. Paull. The majority of
works are published by Carl Fischer. Other publishers include J. W. Pepper, Jean
White, Standard Music Co., Leo Feist, W. H. Cundy, J. Schott, and Novello. In
several instances, advertisements that list works for sale are included with the
music. Most of the works are stamped "Louis M. Kruger" and also include stamps for
two music stores in Washington, D.C.: H. Eberbach Pianos, Organs, Music, 915 F
Street and John F. Ellis & Co., Pianos and Music, 937 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Unless otherwise specified, materials are printed scores and parts for dance and theater
orchestra, which typically consists of the following instrumentation:
piano-conductor, strings, flute (and/or piccolo), 2 clarinets, 2 cornets, 2 horns,
trombone, and drums.
Arranged alphabetically by composer and title therein.
Albert, Carl
1/1
12 Numbers of Melodramatic
Music, undated
undated
Laid in: J. W. Pepper advertisement
listing works for sale
Bartholme, J. J.
1/2
Standard Bearer March, 1909
1909
Arranged by Frank Hoyt Losey
Benedict, I.
1/3
Stuart Caprice Schottische,
1891
1891
Laid in: Carl Fischer advertisement
listing works for sale
Bennet, Charles
William
1/4
Daughter of Love Waltzes, 1888, 1908
1888, 1908
Boettger, E.
1/5
Lancers "Wang", 1891
1891
Braham, Dave
4/8
Mulligan Guard Picnic
Quadrille, undated
undated
Bucalossi, Ernest
1/7
La Gitana Waltz,
undated
undated
Bucalossi, Procida
1/8
My Queen Waltz,
undated
undated
Laid in: Advertisement listing works for
sale
Campagna, C. C. A.
(arranged)
1/9
Andante from Maritana, 1891 August 1
1891 August 1
Manuscript parts for piccolo, E-flat clarinet, 2
B-flat clarinets, 2 cornets, 2 horns, baritone, trombone, and
tuba
Note: Signed by
Charles Kruger
De Witt, L. O.
1/10
Theatrical Budget No. 2, 1896
1896
Laid in: Advertisement listing works for
sale
Fox, Eddie
1/11
Collection of Hornpipes, Jigs,
Reels, and Clog Dances, 1889
1889
Arranged by E. Brooks
Laid in: Manuscript cornet part for
Mephisto Gavotte
Frey, George
1/12
The Irish American March, 1914
1914
Arranged by Mayhew Lake
Growe, A. G.
1/13
See-Saw Waltz, 1884
1884
Laid in: Advertisement listing works for
sale
Gung'l, Josef
1/14
Immortellen Waltz, 1890
1890
Herbert, Victor
2/1
The Velvet Lady Waltzes, 1919
1919
Arranged by Harold Sanford
4/9
The Wizard of the Nile. Waltzes, 1896
1896
Arranger unknown
Printed parts for band
Holzman, Abe
2/2
Loveland Waltz,
undated
undated
Trombone 1-2 parts only
Kirchner, Ad.
1/3
Hello Sweet, 1891
1891
Laid in: Carl Fischer advertisement
listing works for sale
Kruger, Charles
2/2
The Song That Reached My Heart,
1889 July
16
1889 July 16
Manuscript parts for clarinet in E-flat,
clarinet, 2 cornets, 2 horns, baritone, trombone, and tuba
Lecocq, Charles
2/3
Lancers from The Oolah, 1889
1889
Arranged by Theodore Moses-Tobani
Laid in: Advertisement listing works for
sale
Losey, Frank Hoyt
1/2
Rosamonde, 1909
1909
1/2
Shooting Stars, 1909
1909
Millöcker, Carl
2/4
Carlotta Waltz,
undated
undated
Moses-Tobani, Theodore
2/5
Narragansett Lancers, 1884
1884
2/6
A Night in Venice Lancers,
1884
1884
Laid in: Advertisement listing works for
sale
2/7
Our Wedding Day Waltz, 1901
1901
2/8
Russian Nights Waltz, 1904
1904
2/9
Sharon Springs Lancers, 1884
1884
2/10
A Summernight Dream Waltz,
1903
1903
Multiple composers
2/11
Contra Dance Album, 1880
1880
2/12
Unidentified,
undated
undated
Contents:
- Farewell to the Forest (Mendelssohn)
- New-Year's Song (Mendelssohn)
- Morning Prayer (Mendelssohn)
- Resting Place (Mendelssohn)
- When Evening's Twilight (Hatton)
- Silent Night (Barnby)
- In This Hour (Pinsuti)
Neilsson, Hjalmar
Frithiof
2/13
The Universal Peace Jubilee,
1914
1914
Paull, E. T.
2/14
Dawn of the Century March,
1900
1900
3/1
Waltz - The Strangers Story,
1896
1896
Arranged by George Voelker
Petrie, H. W.
3/2
Asleep in the Deep, 1899
1899
Note: Stamped "Arthur S. Witcomb, U.S.
Marine Band, Washington, D.C."
Laid in: Advertisement listing works for
sale
Schlepegrell, R.
3/3
Golden Circle Quadrille, 1882
1882
3/14
Lawn Tennis Quadrille, 1882
1882
Note: Stamped "J. L. Proctor"
3/4
Saratoga Lancers, 1881
1881
Sherman, Frank
3/5
The Guardsmen, A Military March
and Two-Step, 1906
1906
Strauss, Johann, Jr.
1/6
Lancers from Merry War, 1882
1882
Arranged by E. Boettger
Walteufel, Émile
3/6
La Barcarolle Waltz,
undated
undated
Laid in: Advertisement listing works for
sale
3/7
Gaiety Waltz,
undated
undated
3/8
My Dream Waltz (Mon Rêve),
undated
undated
3/9
Le Plus Belle Waltz,
undated
undated
Laid in: Advertisement listing works for
sale
3/10
Pomone Waltzer, 1881
1881
Laid in: Advertisement listing works for
sale
3/11
Blooming Meadow Waltz (Sentiers
Fleuris), undated
undated
Laid in: Advertisement listing works for
sale
3/12
Les Sirenes Waltz,
undated
undated
3/13
Valse Vénitienne, 1882
1882
4/1
Waltz Toujours ou Jamais (Ever
or Never), undated
undated
Laid in: Advertisement listing works for
sale
Weber, Carl Maria von
4/2
Oberon, undated
undated
Full score
Weingarten, G.
4/3
Alliance Lancers No. 36, 1879
1879
4/4
New Life Quadrille, 1886
1886
Wiegand, George
4/5
Allemania Lancers, 1878
1878
Laid in: Advertisement listing works for
sale
Unidentified
4/6
Image of the Rose,
undated
undated
Manuscript score and parts for horns and
saxophone (incomplete set)
4/7
In the Land of Harmony,
undated
undated
Manuscript parts for clarinet, cornet, and
cello