Archive: 2019 (11 Posts)

Results: 10 - 11 of 11 | Refined by: (Author) Juliette Appold; (Year) 2019

Photochrom print in color from 1890-1900. Image shows two Italian Carabinieri soldiers in a boat, possibly accompanying detainees.

Mendelssohn and Venetian Gondolas

February 6, 2019

Gondolas have been the subject of many artworks including Songs Without Words by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Gondolas are part of the Venice cityscape and have an interesting history.

Posted in: African American History month, Braille, Braille Music, Classical Music, Large Print Music, Piano, Piano Music, Uncategorized

Close-up of the fingers of two hands as the touch a paged filled with raised dots

American Composer and Piano Virtuoso Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869)

January 3, 2019

Posted by: Juliette Appold

Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869) was an American composer and pianist who combined European, Cuban and Latin American music styles in his virtuosic compositions, mostly written for piano.

Posted in: American Composers, Braille Music, Instrumental Music, Piano Music, Virtuosic Piano Music

Results: 10 - 11 of 11 | Refined by: (Author) Juliette Appold; (Year) 2019