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Posted by: Cait Miller
Recently, the Music Division completed the processing of the Chet Baker Materials. During this anniversary month of his passing, we remember the life of the artist whose name will forever be synonymous with West Coast Jazz.
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Jazz, Musicians, Special Collections
Posted by: Cait Miller
Independent scholar Bonnie H. Miller discusses how she conducted research in the Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room for her book, "August Browne: Composer and Woman of Letters in Nineteenth-Century America."
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Musicians, Special Collections, Women in Music
Posted by: Cait Miller
On April 2, 2020, academia lost Claudio Spies, a beloved music scholar, conductor, composer and author whose pedagogical wisdom will continue to inspire students for generations to come. The Library of Congress is home to the Claudio Spies Papers.
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Special Collections
Posted by: Cait Miller
The Music Division of the Library of Congress has compiled a guide for K-12 music educators that highlights online resources available from the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Special Collections
Posted by: Cait Miller
While traveling in Israel in 1948, Leonard Bernstein wrote a letter to his mother with beautiful illustrations by artist Jossi Stern. In anticipation of Mother's Day weekend, "In the Muse" highlights that digitized letter from the Leonard Bernstein Collection and encourages readers to send illustrated letters of their own.
Posted in: Holidays, Special Collections