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Posted by: Pat Padua
The following is a guest post by retired cataloger Sharon McKinley. The Library of Congress has a wealth of sheet music from World War I. Although the United States entered the Great War rather late in the game, Americans wrote commemorative songs by the thousands. This music ranges from the famous to the obscure; large …
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Holidays, Sheet Music of the Week, World War I
Posted by: Pat Padua
The following is a guest post from retired Music Cataloger Sharon McKinley. Ah, September. The month of warm days and crisp nights, when the leaves are still green but the summer flowers have given way to mums and asters. It’s the first month of school, as well, when a student’s thoughts might well still be …
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Sheet Music of the Week
Posted by: Pat Padua
The following post was written by Dylan Kolb, one of 26 college students serving at the Library of Congress as interns in the Knowledge Navigators program. These interns, serving for 10 weeks, come from three institutions: University of Virginia (where Dylan is a rising Junior), Catholic University of America, College of William & Mary. Iconic, …
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers
Posted by: Pat Padua
The following is a guest post from retired Music Cataloger Sharon McKinley Once again, National Ice Cream Month is upon us, and oh, yes, we all scream for ice cream! Since 1984, when President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday bill into law, there has been official American recognition of one of my favorite foods. The …
Posted in: Sheet Music of the Week
Posted by: Pat Padua
In the Muse is excited to announce our January film series, The 80s: The Decade that Musicals Forgot. The movie musical was in its death throes in the 1980s, with many of the era’s contributions to the genre considered gaudy jokes. But these films have a vibrant, colorful energy and a core optimism that contemporary musicals …
Posted in: Film Music