Sharing the Memories
This post discusses performances by pianist Van Cliburn and some of the music he performed.
Archive for 2020 (53 posts)
New BARD Additions: May 2020
This month we have a veritable bonanza of new talking books and braille music that we’ve added to BARD for your enjoyment! This includes two new podcasts from Smithsonian Folkways, a Nat King Cole songbook, Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, and braille music for flute and piano.
Song Stories: Time Out for “Take Five”
As with many songs, “Take Five” has a story that is more encompassing than just the notes on the page or the sounds from a recording. It talks about overcoming obstacles, articulating a creative vision, and seizing upon spontaneity. In this week’s NLS Music Notes Blog, our series “Song Stories” explores the “Cool Jazz” standard, “Take Five.”
American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: Q-R (Part 1–Quicksell, Quillen, Reich and Riley)
This week’s blog features is part of our American Composers and Musicians from A to Z series. Can you guess whose last names start with the letters Q and R? Read the blog to find out!
Unusual Paragraph Formats in Braille Music
This blog post reprints an article by Bettye Krolick detailing rare paragraph formats of the braille music code.
New BARD Additions: April 2020
With this BARD update, we are excited to announce two podcast series from Smithsonian Folkways, Tapestry of the Times and Sound Sessions. We have also added more piano by ear and guitar by ear instructional titles, along with braille scores for piano, organ, and flute. If you don’t use BARD or would like to borrow […]
A Star Was Born Today
Celebrate the birthday of the legendary Barbra Streisand with braille music and audio instruction for songs that she has recorded during her illustrious career.
American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: P (Part 2—Puckett, Riley)
He was nicknamed the Ball Mountain Caruso. He introduced yodeling to country music recording well before Jimmie Rodgers’ blue yodel. Meet Riley Puckett, one of the brightest stars of early country music, in today’s blog post.
Song Stories: April in Paris
This week, as part of our series, “Song Stories,” learn more about the origins of the melody and lyric that lifted the spirits of the world during the Great Depression: “April in Paris.”
Early Braille Music Codes
This blog post reprints and article by Bettye Krolick detailing the history and formation of the braille music code.