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Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
On the 80th anniversary of the opening of the 1939 New York World's Fair, discover primary sources in the Music Division that played starring roles in it all.
Posted in: Composers, Sheet Music, Special Collections
Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
The Music Division is lucky to say that we have a 55-year history with the musical giant George Crumb. In honor of the DC premiere of our third commissioned work from George Crumb on April 18, let’s take a stroll down memory lane.
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, New Music
Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
Did you know that the Music Division has been an integral part of creating contemporary music since 1925? In honor of Women’s History Month, I’d like to share an impressive list of “firsts” – the first women composers commissioned by each fund in the Library of Congress Music Division!
Posted in: Commissions, Composers, Special Collections, Women in Music
Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
November 5th is National Love Your Red Hair Day! The Music Division salutes some of music’s great redheads in our own collections: Vivaldi, Berlioz, Lucille Ball, Beverly Sills, and Ariel the Little Mermaid.
Posted in: Composers, Exhibitions, Musical Theater, Musicians, Special Collections
Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
The Music Division mourns the immense loss of composer and pianist George Walker. He was closely connected to the Music Division for decades.
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, In Memoriam, Musical Instruments, Musicians, Special Collections
Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
Greetings, readers! This is my first blog post as a Music Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress. One of the most exciting aspects of joining the staff of the world’s largest music library is to become familiar with the vast scope of resources we hold. After an orientation to the Prints and Photographs Division …
Posted in: Composers, Special Collections, Women in Music