American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: T (Part 2 -- TATUM, Art)
By: Gilbert Busch
In this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, learn more about the exceptionally gifted blind pianist, Art Tatum.
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New BARD Additions: July 2020
By: Gilbert Busch
It is the end of July, and it's time to let you know about the new audio and braille scores now available on BARD.
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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: P (Part 1--Persichetti, Vincent)
By: Gilbert Busch
In this week's blog, learn about Vincent Persichetti--an American composer, author, music publisher, and educator.
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New BARD Additions: January 2020
By: Gilbert Busch
It's the end of January, and time to let you know about new materials available from the NLS Music Section.
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New BARD Additions: July 2019
By: Gilbert Busch
Find out what new braille music scores are available on BARD from the NLS Music Section, including works by Beethoven, Lady Gaga, and Van Halen!
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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: J (Part 2 – Johnson, Blind Willie)
By: Gilbert Busch
Learn about Blind Willie Johnson, a Texas blues and gospel singer and guitar player who has had a profound influence on decades of musicians in diverse genres.
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New BARD Additions--February 2019
By: Gilbert Busch
Read about the braille music scores and books that we've added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) during the past month!
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Spotlight on the Recorder
By: Gilbert Busch
“Why is it called a recorder when it doesn’t record?” I wondered as the unmistakable sound of recorders reached my ears. We were on our way home from church, and the car radio was playing a Baroque concerto. Later, a computer search showed that recorder is from the Latin word recordari, to remember, or to …
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Finding Jimi and Django
By: Gilbert Busch
In a recent NLS Music Notes blog post, “The Festival That Changed American Music,” I read about rock stars such as Jimi Hendrix who performed at the first Monterey festival in 1967. Because of the recordings listed there, and my own experience of the NLS collections, I assumed that anything we have on Hendrix would be in audio format. So …
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