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Work and Music

Smithsonian Music

Work inspires music and music inspires work. With the celebration of Labor Day, this Spotlight focuses on the ways in which work and music inspire one another to produce more fulfilling work and more meaningful music. Enjoy videos and objects drawn from across the Smithsonian, and get creative with how you incorporate music into your own daily work life.


"The Battle of the Sewing Machines"

Work Songs (Program #16)

Work Table Piano

The Factory Girl's Song

Propeller Indiana’s Hand Bell

Whistle While You Work; Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum (The Washing Song)

Drum

Harmony Creates Tranquility

Trumpet

Shepherd's trumpet

32c John Henry single

Joe Glazer Discusses Music in the American Labor Movement [Interview Video]

Pandereta

Carry Me and I'll Drum It Through

Textile

Hunting horn

Ships, sea songs and shanties, collected by W. B. Whall ... the songs harmonised by R. H. Whall ... illustrations by Veronica Whall

Music on Flight Deck

Hunting Charm

Patent model for music type

Rattle

Rattle used to accompany whalers' chants

Musical Rattle Whale Bone

“Casey Jones”

John Henry's Funeral

Cisco Houston - "Pat Works on the Railroad" [Official Audio]

Bancroft Viola

Cradle Will Rock Team

Reale Violin

Marc Blitzstein

Modern Music

Teatro Campesino Poster

Woody Guthrie

One Hundred Good Fortunes

Mike Seeger - "John Henry" [Official Audio]

Birch Bark Scroll, Song For Hunting Charm Medicine

Mississippi John Hurt


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