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Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
On December 3, 1947, A Streetcar Named Desire opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. It was the third full-length play by Tennessee Williams, a 36-year-old writer whose Broadway debut, The Glass Menagerie, was just two years earlier. Streetcar ran for more than two years clocking in at 855 performances, the longest …
Posted in: Composers, Dance, Film Music, Theater
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: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Senior Music Specialist Mark Eden Horowitz shares the history of this Academy Award winning tune from the 1945 motion picture, "State Fair."
Posted in: Composers, Film Music, Guest bloggers, Musical Theater, Special Collections, Staff
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: David Plylar
The following is a guest post by Claudia Morales of the Music Division. On Thursday, March 13, the Library of Congress closed all Library buildings to the public. Within a few days, all public events in March and April were canceled, and the cancellation period has now been extended through May 10. These cancellations are …
Posted in: Concerts and Events, Curators, Film Music, Jazz, Special Collections, Staff
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: David Plylar
Concerts from the Library of Congress returns for a 95th season, packed with an impressive and richly diverse roster of more than 95 free events, including concerts, lectures, films, panels, conversations with artists and more. 2019-20 is a year of visionary legacies. In February we begin an adventurous and in-depth Beethoven at 250 festival that …
Posted in: Commissions, Composers, Concerts and Events, Dance, Film Music, Jazz, Musical Theater, Musicians, New Music, Special Collections, Staff, Women in Music
Posted by: David Plylar
The following is a guest post by Claudia Morales, Music Division THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS and WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS PRESENT FREE SUMMER CONCERTS ON THE LAWN Thursday evenings at 7pm, July 11 through August 15 Bring your dancing moves because our Concert Series is going to make you swing! The Library of Congress and Washington …
Posted in: Concerts and Events, Film Music, Musicians