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Posted by: Cait Miller
The following is a guest post by Music Division Archivist Chris Hartten. Roy Harris spent a lifetime searching for the American in American music. Born in Chandler, Oklahoma on February 12, 1898, Harris was profoundly influenced by American folksongs and poetry as a young student. He studied with Arthur Farwell and Nadia Boulanger during the …
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Special Collections
Posted by: Larry Appelbaum
The Music Division has uploaded its latest batch of William P. Gottlieb jazz photos onto our Flickr site. Several are particularly eye-catching, notably the two images of bassist Chubby Jackson: one with dramatic lighting, the other showing Jackson’s irrepressible personality. There is an impressive triple exposure of bandleader Jerry Jerome, and an unusual shot of …
Posted in: Digital Collections, Jazz, Special Collections
Posted by: Pat Padua
Our fellow bloggers at In Custodia Legis and Inside Adams: Science, Technology and Business have instituted running features called Pic of the Week, in which they bring you, the reader, a visual slice of their worlds. In the Muse follows suit with Sheet Music of the Week, in which we will show you some of …
Posted in: Sheet Music, Sheet Music of the Week
Posted by: Pat Padua
On this Feast of Three Kings, celebrate the recent birthdays of a pair of musical kings: bandleader Xavier Cugat and rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. Francesc d’Asís Xavier Cugat Mingall de Bru i Deulofeu was born in Spain on January 1st, 1900. Cugat, was dubbed “The Mambo King” in the 1995 Walt Disney feature A Goofy …
Posted in: Birthdays, Musicians, Special Collections
Posted by: Pat Padua
The Music Division wishes the best of luck to Senior Concert Producer Tomas Hernandez, who retired last week after ten years in the Concert Office. In the Muse chatted with Tomas on his penultimate day in government service. What’s your favorite memory of your time at the library? There have been so many wonderful concerts! …
Posted in: Interviews, Staff