This April marks the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I. The Library of Congress is commemorating that significant anniversary with exhibits, publications, and other various activities. As part of this commemoration, the NLS Music Section was asked to provide braille music for blind visitors. While going through the collection, we …
Continued from last week August Liessens was born in 1894 in Ninove, Belgium. When he was seven years old, he enrolled at the local school for the blind, headed by the Brothers of Charity (Frères de la Charité). Following that, Liessens was admitted to Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelle, a music school that boasts such famous faculty …
A few weeks ago, I read a discussion on a listserv about different ways for blind musicians to notate and print music. There were many helpful suggestions, mostly on music notational software. As the discussion participants noted, these software can be costly and require tech savvy to use. This post is about a music notation …
This blog is about being surprised, not by a new work, but by an old one I considered too familiar, one by a composer whose birthday was on March 4. It happened that a colleague sent me a score, and asked me to check something in it. I opened the file. There at the top …
Maybe that’s not the most exciting news you’ll hear today, but we’re excited! The Music Appreciation Catalog is making its debut and ready for all patrons interested in learning about music. Previously, we had music instruction and music appreciation joined together in one large print catalog, and while they were happy sharing the space, it was …
