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Posted by: Cait Miller
The Library of Congress is home to the Charles Mingus Collection, the institution's first acquisition of a jazz composer's personal papers and the first multi-format jazz collection process by the Music Division of the Library of Congress.
Posted in: African American History, Composers, Conservation, Guest bloggers, Jazz, Musicians, Special Collections
Posted by: Cait Miller
On Patriots' Day, we celebrate musician, publisher, and patriot Josiah Flagg (1737-1794), a friend of Paul Revere and major figure in Early American music.
Posted in: Composers, Holidays, Special Collections
Posted by: Cait Miller
The following is a guest post from Music Reference Specialist James Wintle. Let me begin with a personal anecdote. My parents are or were both musicians – my father was a composer – and so my appreciation for classical music was probably equal parts nature and nurture. So, when I entered graduate school as a …
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Musicians, Special Collections
Posted by: Cait Miller
This blog post celebrates composer David Diamond's contributions to the enrichment of Jewish synagogue music. The Music Division of the Library of Congress is home to the David Diamond Collection.
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Jewish American History, Special Collections