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Archive: April 2011 (14 Posts)

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Sheet Music of the Week: Anderson and Beauregard Edition

Posted by: Pat Padua

The following is a guest post from Head of Acquisitions & Processing Denise Gallo. April 12 marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of Battle of Fort Sumter, the first major conflict of the Civil War. Having seceded from the Union four months earlier, South Carolina had been demanding that the Union evacuate the fort. …

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National Recording Registry – What Would You Add?

Posted by: Cait Miller

Yesterday, Librarian of Congress Dr. James Billington added 25 new sound recordings to the Library’s National Recording Registry. Under the terms of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, the Librarian, with advice from the Library’s National Recording Preservation Board, is tasked with selecting 25 recordings every year that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” …

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The Music Division Goes to Eleven

Posted by: Pat Padua

Our colleagues at In Custodia Legis recently shared a list of the ten most viewed pages at the Law Library of Congress.  We in the Music Division give you the eleven most viewed individual items (not including presentation pages) from the Performing Arts Encyclopedia for the month of February. Thanks to Elizabeth Fulford Miller, Library …

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Pic of the Week: You’re Invited Edition

Posted by: Pat Padua

This week’s featured image is a charming collage assembled to honor today’s birthday celebrant. Russian Composer Sergei Rachmaninoff was born on this day in 1873. This hand-made birthday invitation was donated by Oxana Siloti, a relative of the maestro. The Music Division is home to the Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, forty-two feet of shelf space which includes …