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Photo of Stephen Sondheim seated on couch next to his large poodle named Max.

Thank You for the Music

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

Photo of handwritten music manuscripts and published music by Stephen Sondheim.

Stephen Sondheim: An Appreciation

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

Image of Erich Wolfgang Korngold

A One-Handed Marvel: Erich Korngold’s Left Hand Piano Concerto

Posted by: Stacey Jocoy

Portrait photo of composer Brigitta Muntendorf seated on stool

New Music Weekend at the Library of Congress

Posted by: David Plylar

Sheet music cover for "On Patrol in No Man's Land" features a black and white photograph of James Reese Europe posing with his Hellfighters band in military uniform, with an additional portrait of James Reese Europe featured below the ensemble.

New Research Guide: James Reese Europe Resources at the Library of Congress

Posted by: Cait Miller

Image of Stradivari viola laying on velvet cloth on a table

A Second Stradivari Viola Finds a Home at the Library of Congress

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

By the People: Transcribing Cue Sheets for Silent Film

Posted by: Cait Miller

Image of actors onstage for Porgy and Bess.

Catfish Row Comes to New York: The Genesis of “Porgy and Bess”

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres

View from the Coolidge Auditorium stage looking out at the seats with a Steinway 9-foot piano on stage.

Now Streaming: Leslie Odom Jr., Lectures, and Artist Conversations

Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres