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Posted by: Cait Miller
The Alex North Papers document the career of American film composer Alex North and are now processed for researchers to consult in the Performing Arts Reading Room of the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Composers, Dance, Guest bloggers, New finding aid, Special Collections, Women in Dance
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
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
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
This post introduces the John Herbert McDowell Papers, which include McDowell’s musical scores for film, modern dance, Off-Off Broadway, and sacred and secular music, as well as programs, scripts, and photographs.
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Special Collections
Posted by: Cait Miller
The following is a guest post from Ben West, writer, director, producer, performer, and musical theatre historian. He is currently a curator for the forthcoming Museum of Broadway in Times Square, New York City. He is also currently writing and developing several stage projects including The Show Time! Trilogy, three new documentary musicals about the evolution …
Posted in: African American History, Composers, Guest bloggers, Musical Theater, Sheet Music, Special Collections