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Posted by: Cait Miller
As Black History Month comes to a close, the Music Division is pleased to announce three recently published research guides that highlight Black history in our collections: "Harry Thacker Burleigh: A Guide to Resources," "Early African-American Music: A Bibliography," and "Black Composers in Music Division Collections."
Posted in: African American History, Composers, Musicians, Research Guides
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Take a look at four new jazz scores added to the Charles Mingus Collection: “Alive and Living in Dukeland,” “Three or Four Shades of Blues,” “Cumbia and Jazz Fusion,” and “Todo Modo.”
Posted in: African American History, Composers, Guest bloggers, Jazz, Musicians, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Explore the life and work of pianist, singer, and actor Hazel Scott (1920-1981) through a collection of her papers, newly available in the Music Division.
Posted in: African American History, Guest bloggers, Jazz, Musicians, Special Collections, Staff, Women in Music
Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
The Library of Congress has recently published two LibGuides related to jazz music. They are “Jazz Stock Arrangements: A Resource Guide” and “Jazz Research at the Library of Congress.”
Posted in: African American History, Guest bloggers, Jazz
Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
Mississippi-born composer William Grant Still (1895-1978) holds a significant place in the history of American music, and May 11, 2020 is his 125th birthday! I hope that this birthday blog post piques your interest about the many research possibilities in the Music Division about William Grant Still.
Posted in: African American History, Birthdays, Composers
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
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
Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
The third Monday of January is the only federal holiday designated as a day of service. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was signed into law in 1983 and first observed in 1986. There is a wealth of music composed in honor of Dr. King by eminent composers.
Posted in: African American History, Commissions, Holidays
Posted by: Cait Miller
Today marks the opening of a new exhibition at the Library of Congress dedicated to civil rights activist Rosa Parks. “Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words” draws from material in the Library’s Rosa Parks Collection to tell the life story of this remarkable woman, including her early life and activism, the Montgomery bus boycott, the …
Posted in: African American History, Exhibitions