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Posted by: Juliette Appold
Johnny Cash and Justin Bieber braille scores now available on BARD, as well as digital talking books on Russian string quartets and on Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue." Check out what's new on BARD in July.
Posted in: Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Marrakesh Treaty, Popular Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog posts celebrates the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival and provides a list of materials available from the NLS Music Section and greater NLS Collection relating to the music and artists featured in the festival.
Posted in: Audio, Blind Musicians, Blues, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Electric guitar, Gospel music, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Large Print Music, Motown, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Rhythm & Blues (R&B), Smithsonian Folkways, Soul Music, Spirituals, Stevie Wonder, Talking Books, Women in Music, World Music
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Have you ever wondered what music sounds like in Zimbabwe, Colombia, or Hawaii? Well, prepare your ears for a global journey of sonic discovery! This week the NLS Music Section is taking you around the world in sound. In today's blog post, we want to share some of the incredible musical voyages that await you in our collection of Music Appreciation talking books.
Posted in: Audio, Blues, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Catalogs, Folk Music, Interviews, Music History and Appreciation, Native American History, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, Popular Music, Talking Books, Ukulele, World Music
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Villains and bad boys from the opera are explored in this blog from the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille libretto, Libretto, Music History and Appreciation, Opera
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes Blog, Carter Rawson takes us through the incredible musical catalog of Frank Zappa.
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Classical Music, Guest Post, Guitar, Instrumental Music, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Pierre Boulez, Popular Music, Talking Books, Uncategorized