Fish Tunes and Tales
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Music Division Archivist Anita M. Weber highlights the summer pastime of fishin' (and singin' about fishin').
Posted in: Composers, Musicians, Sheet Music
Archive: 2023 (6 Posts)
Part of His World: The Little Mermaid in the Papers of Howard Ashman
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
The following is a guest post from Music Division Archivist Janet McKinney. To watch Janet discuss Howard Ashman’s influence on “The Little Mermaid,” check out this video on the Library of Congress’s YouTube channel. The recent live-action remake of the Disney classic The Little Mermaid (1989) inspires those of us who preserve our cultural history …
Posted in: Composers, Special Collections, Webcasts
Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger: Creating Music and Family
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Archivist Anita M. Weber talks about the latest addition to the Library's Seeger Family Collection.
Posted in: Composers, Musicians, Women in Music
Jeanine Tesori and Tony Awards
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Mark Eden Horowitz congratulates composer Jeanine Tesori on her latest Tony Award win, and lists other Tony Award winners in the Music Division's collections.
Posted in: Composers, Musical Theater, Women in Music
The Triple Crown of Researching John Philip Sousa
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Music Division Archivist Jane Cross explores the holdings of John Philip Sousa at three major repositories.
Posted in: Composers, Special Collections
“Magic Moments” with Burt Bacharach
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Senior Music Division Specialist Mark Eden Horowitz remembers two days spent with Burt Bacharach at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Composers, In Memoriam, Musicians