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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
Posted by: Paul Sommerfeld
The Erich Wolfgang Korngold Collection at the Library of Congress contains correspondence, the majority of which is addressed to Luzi Korngold, Erich's wife, and provides insight into her work as a published author, Erich's assistant, and her close relationships with her extended family.
Posted in: Composers, Film Music, Guest bloggers, Special Collections, Women in Music
Posted by: Paul Sommerfeld
Discusses the numerous Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated manuscript film scores in the Music Division's collections.
Posted in: Composers, Copyright Deposits, Film Music, Special Collections
Posted by: Paul Sommerfeld
Discusses the story behind two copyright deposit versions of the theme for Star Trek: The Original Series.
Posted in: Composers, Copyright Deposits, Film Music, Guest bloggers
Posted by: Paul Sommerfeld
Takes an inside look at Disney scores in the Music Division of the Library of Congress to share the fascinating story of unused songs from the 1950 animated film Cinderella.
Posted in: Copyright Deposits, Film Music, Guest bloggers, Newly Cataloged, Sheet Music
Posted by: Paul Sommerfeld
Join us this Saturday, March 16, from 10-11:30am! The Music Division, together with the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, will offer a research orientation on how to find film music resources at the Library of Congress. These resources are located in the Performing Arts Reading Room, Moving Image Research Center, and Recorded Sound Research Center, …
Posted in: Film Music, Staff
Posted by: Paul Sommerfeld
On this Saturday, February 23rd at 11am, yours truly, Paul Sommerfeld, will offer a #Declassified talk in the Mary Pickford Theater focused on the film music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold. A screening of Captain Blood (1935), one of Korngold’s earliest film scores, will follow at 12pm. In this interactive #Declassified event, I’ll be focusing on how Korngold’s …
Posted in: Composers, Exhibitions, Film Music, Special Collections
Posted by: Paul Sommerfeld
Multiple news articles have heralded the many works and publications that entered the public domain on January 1st of 2019. Pieces of music, novels, and films alike have become available within the United States without copyright permissions. With the changes in copyright status, I wondered exactly how much of the Music Division’s substantial collection of …
Posted in: Composers, Copyright Deposits, Film Music
Posted by: Paul Sommerfeld
Every year when December arrives, I find the urge to re-watch the classic animated film, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Its themes centered in kindness and giving have always resonated with me most each holiday season. Originally written by Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel and published in 1957, the 1966 special features a narration by Boris …
Posted in: Composers, Film Music, Holidays