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Archive: December 2017 (4 Posts)

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The Music Division Wishes You a Happy New Year!

Posted by: Pat Padua

The following is a guest post by retired cataloger Sharon McKinley Looking for an appropriate New Year’s greeting, I found this song featuring a distinguished-looking gentleman with great facial hair on the cover. The title seems pretty tame, but the subtitle, Dedicated to my customers… is pure click-bait- -19th century style. Pleasant and easy to sing, it’s …

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Les parfums de la nuit: Debussy through the eyes of Charles Griffes

Posted by: David Plylar

Free Download: Sheet music of Debussy’s Les parfums de la nuit as transcribed for the piano by Charles Griffes On Saturday, November 4, 2017, Solungga Liu performed a recital in the Coolidge Auditorium that featured the music of Charles Griffes, Amy Beach and César Franck. Included on the program was a transcription by Griffes of …

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Tickets Available December 13th!

Posted by: David Plylar

The following is a guest post from Lara Szypszak of the Music Division. It’s that time of year again–time to reserve your tickets for all upcoming Concerts from the Library of Congress events from January through June 2018! This is a chance to attend an outstanding range of free events, and an opportunity to experience …