What is the oldest music published in Nashville of which the museum has a copy? Does a copy exist of Western Harmony by Allen Carden c 1825 as recorded on a historical marker in downtown Nashville?

Hi Cindy- I work in the Communications department at the Tennessee State Museum. I was able to get you answers from our historians.The Tennessee State Library & Archives has a copy of Allen Carden's Western Harmony in their rare book collection. The Museum does not own one. As far as the Museum's collection, we have a hymnal published by the Southern Methodist Publishing House in 1860. We also have some sheet music published by J.A. McClure in Nashville dating back to the 1860s. I hope you find this information helpful.

You can call them and they can tell you. They have a great music room