A longtime collector of rare sheet music has died. Lee Schreiner donated much of his collection to Northern Illinois University where it found new life.
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In 2014, Schreiner of Rockford started donating his collection to his alma mater. Librarians at NIU created an online database for the World War I sheet music which is now in the public domain.
One of those pieces is called the 3rd Illinois Infantry March:
During an interview in 2017, Schreiner says every piece in his collection has a story.
“I think it’s really interesting to look at small town Illinois sheet music that was published in a small town that had something they wanted to say," Schreiner said.
Schreiner died January 2 afer a long battle with Lymphoma. He was 70.
