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Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
The Moldenhauer Choirbook, a sixteenth-century liturgical manuscript, reveals its history as a work of many hands.
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Sacred music, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Learn about the Christmas cards created and sent by animal welfare advocate Christine G. Stevens and her husband, theatrical producer and real estate executive Roger L. Stevens.
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Holidays, Special Collections, Staff, Theater
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Acclaimed for expanding the horizons of traditional musical sounds through his refined use of technologies, American composer Roger Reynolds reveals that the act of writing music is "my way of understanding the world."
Posted in: Composers, Digital Collections, Guest bloggers, Interviews, Staff
Posted by: Claudia Morales
The following is a guest post by virtual artist-in-residence, violinist Jennifer Koh. I am honored to be a virtual artist-in-residence at the Library of Congress. For the program that was streamed on November 19, 2020, I included works that engage with the question of who we are during this time of COVID. Beethoven Sonata No. …
Posted in: Commissions, Composers, Concerts and Events, Guest bloggers, Musicians, New Music, Women in Music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Henry Cowell, one of the ultramodernists of the 1920s and 1930s, experimented with new pianistic sounds in his compositions. A new finding aid published by the Music Division showcases these compositions and many other works by Cowell.
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Special Collections, Staff
Posted by: Cait Miller
Composer Henry Mancini’s command of wide-ranging musical styles was matched only by his expansive list of creative partners. Discover more about Mancini’s musical friendships and his creative process in the Library's Henry Mancini Papers.
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Musicians, Special Collections
Posted by: Cait Miller
Victor/Victoria, known for its toe tapping tunes and Julie Andrews in drag, has found its way to the Music Division among the papers of the famed composer, Henry Mancini. Learn about the wonderful music composed for the film and musical.
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Musicians, Special Collections
Posted by: Cait Miller
The Music Division recently processed the Henry Mancini Papers and published a finding aid to the composer's collection.
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Musicians, Special Collections
Posted by: Cait Miller
The Music Division announces the publication of the finding aid to the John Raitt Collection, a collection that documents the life and career of Broadway leading man John Raitt (1917-2005).
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Musical Theater, Musicians, Special Collections