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Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Read about the braille music scores and books that we've added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) during the past month!
Posted in: Bach, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Classical Music, Instrumental Music, Music Instruction, Musical instruments, Organ, Piano, Piano Music
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
This week's post looks at songs featuring the mellotron available from our collection, as well as the history of this Space Age instrument in 1960s rock and roll.
Posted in: American Composers, Band, Guest Post, Guitar instruction, Mellotron, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Musical instruments, Popular Music, Rhythm & Blues (R&B), Rock n' Roll
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
The noun 'Diva' has gained popularity in usage to describe some current pop female singers; but this title was used in the past for gifted opera sopranos as a sign of respect.
Posted in: Braille Music, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Metropolitan Opera, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section
Posted by: Juliette Appold
American Composer Jerome Kern (1885-1945) was one of the most significant composers of musical theatre. His work is remembered in this blog which is part of the American Composers from A-Z series.
Posted in: American Composers, Braille Music, Broadway, Popular Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
May the Fourth be with you! Learn about the music that shaped the Star Wars soundtrack with the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Braille, Classical Music, Guest Post, Gustav Holst, Instrumental Music, John Williams, March, Music History and Appreciation, Orchestra, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner, Soundtrack, Star Wars, Talking Books