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Colony is not quite alone in Manhattan's small sheet-music sector.

Awaiting the Day Sheet Music Dies Nick Neyland 2011

In the weeks before Christmas, the hit by two songwriters from Tin Pan Alley sold about 25,000 copies each day in sheet-music form, according to music historian Philip Furia .

Awaiting the Day Sheet Music Dies Nick Neyland 2011

For New York's sheet-music sellers, laid low by every innovation from the radio to the ringtone, there hasn't been a holiday season that approached the boom days of 1934 in a long, long time.

Awaiting the Day Sheet Music Dies Nick Neyland 2011

As the city's sheet-music sellers hang on, Christmas still delivers a small and reliable boost as would-be carolers and family sing-along enthusiasts come in search of perennial holiday hits, from Rudolph to the theme to "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

Awaiting the Day Sheet Music Dies Nick Neyland 2011

His sheet-music store, Dowling Music, opened on 57th Street in 2010 as an extension of a Houston-based enterprise co-owned by the concert pianist.

Awaiting the Day Sheet Music Dies Nick Neyland 2011

When he's engaged in his interpretations, it's as if sheet-music staves melt and flow away.

David Finkle: First Nighter: Kurt Elling Fools Around With Time at Birdland David Finkle 2011

When he's engaged in his interpretations, it's as if sheet-music staves melt and flow away.

David Finkle: First Nighter: Kurt Elling Fools Around With Time at Birdland David Finkle 2011

When he's engaged in his interpretations, it's as if sheet-music staves melt and flow away.

David Finkle: First Nighter: Kurt Elling Fools Around With Time at Birdland David Finkle 2011

When he's engaged in his interpretations, it's as if sheet-music staves melt and flow away.

David Finkle: First Nighter: Kurt Elling Fools Around With Time at Birdland David Finkle 2011

One of the city's sheet-music stalwarts, Joseph Patelson Music House, closed in 2009 after 70 years in business.

Awaiting the Day Sheet Music Dies Nick Neyland 2011