All the World’s a…Show
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Archivist Jane Cross provides a peek at the show music found in the newly described Warner/Chappell Collection.
Posted in: Composers, Musical Theater
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Happy Pride Month from the Music Division!
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Emily Baumgart helps us celebrate Pride Month with a few LGBTQ+ highlights from our performing arts collections and the announcment of a forthcoming LGBTQ research guide from the Music Division.
Posted in: African American History, Composers, Guest bloggers, LGBTQ+, Musicians, Research Guides, Staff, Women in Music
Béla Bartók’s Early Works and His Student Etelka Freund
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
The following is a guest post from Archives Processing Technician Dr. Rachel McNellis. In his essay, “The Influence of Peasant Music on Modern Music,” published in 1931, Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (1881–1945) describes the beauty of folk music and its significance to classical composers: “The right type of peasant music is most varied and perfect …
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Musicians, Special Collections, Staff, Women in Music
“A Grand Series of Musical Compositions”: The Curious Case of Nicola Sampieri
Posted by: Paul Sommerfeld
An obscure composer from the late 18th and early 19th century, Nicola Sampieri self-published most of his music with programmatic titles, intricate engravings, and specific instructions for performance that included both sound effects and visual displays.
Posted in: Composers, Film Music, Sheet Music
Helen McGehee (1921-2020), a commemoration in pictures
Posted by: Libby Smigel
Dance Curator Libby Smigel takes a look at the life and legacy of Helen McGehee on her centenary.
Posted in: Dance, Guest bloggers, Staff, Women in Dance
Teacher Appreciation Week
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week, Emily Baumgart takes a look at several notable educators in the Music Division's special collections.
Posted in: Composers, Dance, Guest bloggers, Staff, Theater, Women in Dance, Women in Music, Women in Theater
Announcing the Professional Organizations for Performing Arts Web Archive
Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
The Music Division’s latest web archive collection, the Professional Organizations for Performing Arts Web Archive, is ready for you to explore in our digital collections! This collection contains websites and select social media to document professional networks in the performing arts over time. The collection items are those of professional, labor, and advocacy organizations at regional, national, and international levels.
Posted in: Digital Collections, Special Collections, Web Archives
Erick Hawkins and Lucia Dlugoszewski, an old partnership gets new light
Posted by: Libby Smigel
Dance Curator Libby Smigel gives a sneak peak at the materials inside the newly available Erick Hawkins and Lucia Dlugoszewski Papers.
Posted in: Composers, Dance, Guest bloggers, Special Collections, Staff, Women in Dance, Women in Music
Concerts from the Library of Congress Announces Virtual May Events
Posted by: Claudia Morales
Spring is finally here! And, our virtual May events are around the corner. We have a fantastic lineup of events for all music lovers. We start the month with the French Ensemble Correspondances led by conductor Sébastien Daucé evoking an evening at the court of Louis XIII at the Palace of the Louvre. Then, we …
Posted in: Concerts and Events, Jazz, New Music, Women in Music