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New BARD Additions: August 2021

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This month, the NLS Music Section has added many new talking books and braille scores to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download), including songs by Johnny Cash, Adele, and Broadway’s Robert Lopez! We have continued to add to our digital holdings through digitization, acquiring new transcriptions, and the implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty. There are more piano lessons from Bill Brown, new transcriptions of the Tradition of Excellence concert band method, and new offerings from the Smithsonian Folkways Collection.

If you wish to borrow any of the items listed in this post, feel free to download them from BARD directly to your smart device. To borrow hard copies of braille music or talking books on digital cartridge, give us a call us at 1-800-424-8567 extension 2, or e-mail us at [email protected]. If you need any assistance with BARD, you can call or email us, or consult the following links: Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) and BARD Access.

Talking Books

Instructional

Brown, Bill. The Homecoming: For Piano. Bill Brown teaches an early intermediate version of the song “The Homecoming” on piano without music notation. (DBM04390)

____ My Jesus I Love Thee: For Piano. Bill Brown teaches an early intermediate version of “My Jesus I Love Thee” on piano without music notation.
(DBM04384)

____ Nearer My God To Thee: For Piano. Bill Brown teaches a beginner version of “Nearer my God to Thee” on piano without music notation.
(DBM04385)

____ Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen: For Piano. Bill Brown teaches a late beginner version of “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen” on piano without music notation. (DBM04386)

____ Softly And Tenderly: For Piano. Bill Brown teaches a late beginner version of the classic hymn “Softly and Tenderly” on piano without music notation. (DBM04387)

____ Sweet Hour Of Prayer: For Piano. Bill Brown teaches a beginner version of the classic hymn “Sweet Hour of Prayer” on piano without music notation. (DBM04388)

____ Swing Low Sweet Chariot: For Piano. Bill Brown teaches a beginner version of the classic hymn “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” on piano without music notation. (DBM04389)

____ What a Friend we Have in Jesus. Bill Brown teaches a beginner version of the song “What a Friend we have in Jesus” on piano without music notation. (DBM04391)

____ When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Bill Brown teaches a late beginner version of the song “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” on piano without music notation. (DBM04392)

Music Appreciation

Alonzo Cruz: The Blind Troubador Of Oaxaca. “The incredibly pure voice of Alonzo transformed that afternoon from one of casual listening to the making of this record. It was as if the sweeping romanticism of the blind troubadour of Oaxaca summed up the troubadour tradition of all places, and of Latin settings in particular. Whatever his song, folk or popular, it becomes a serenade as would be sung to the ‘beautiful woman behind the latticed window.'” (DBM04094)

Cajun Social Music. “Of the Louisiana French, the Acadians form the most homogeneous group in the southwestern part of the state. Approximately four thousand settled in the Attakapas country, along the Bayou Teche, and Lafourche and Vermilion bayous, coming in small groups over a thirty-year period after the English dispersion of their Canadian settlement in 1755. Their descendants, who call themselves Cajuns, remain to a large extent an agricultural people who hold tenaciously to their ways. They quickly absorb, it seems, nearly every alien who comes in contact with them. Like the land, they are prolific.” (DBM04063)

Gazette: with Pete Seeger, with Banjo and 12-String Guitar. “Pete Seeger tries to show that American folk music is still a living, vital, creative force in our lives — and can be as much a reflection of the present as of the past” — Publisher’s note. (DBM03651)

Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City. “It could only have happened in real life, this mixing of two Appalachian family musical traditions on the stage of a hip Greenwich Village nightclub before an audience of fad-following New Yorkers. Nothing that improbable is allowed in fiction. The idea could only have come from folklorist Ralph Rinzler. Doc Watson and Jean Ritchie had never heard of each other until Rinzler introduced them. Jean was well launched as a professional in the incipient folksong revival, what has been called ‘the great folk scare of the sixties.’ It was a world Doc Watson was about to enter.” (DBM04062)

A Night at the Tropicoro. “Nightclubs are no better than their music, and the music in the Tropicoro is the best in Puerto Rico, swung by Lito Peña’s Orquesta Panamericana. Young señor Peña comes from one of the island’s oldest musical families, and three of his four musician brothers play in the band on this record. The lineup consists of four trumpets (one doubling the alto-voiced flugelhorn) and four saxophones in addition to the augmented rhythm section (traps, conga and bongo drums plus an assortment of rattling and scratching instruments) demanded by complex Latin rhythms. It is the largest name band on the island.” (DBM04091)

The Voice Of Mexico: From Monterrey, The Classical Guitar Of Gustavo Zepoll ; From Mexico City, The Trio Leones, Three Guitars, Three Voices Singing Lovers Legends From The Provinces Of Mexico. Performed by Gustavo Zepoll and Trio Leones. (DBM04096)

Braille Music

Instrumental

Bartók, Béla. 3 Volkslieder aus dem Komitat Csík: Für Klavier. Three Folksongs from Csík District by Bela Bartok for piano in section by section format. (BRM32771)

____ Contrasts: for Violin, Clarinet and Pianoforte. Section by section format. (BRM35592)

Bastien, James. Intermediate Theory. Intermediate Theory 3 by James Bastien for piano in bar over bar format. (BRM28949)

____ Major Scales and Pieces. For piano in bar over bar format. (BRM26013)

____ Minor Scales and Pieces. For piano in bar over bar format.(BRM28353)

Jane Smisor Bastien. Duets for Fun.: Piano 4 Hands, Book 2. Bar over bar format. (BRM28941)

____ Intermediate Multi-Key Solos 2. For piano in bar over bar format. (BRM28791)

____ Intermediate Multi-Key Solos 3. For piano in bar over bar format. (BRM28792)

____ Intermediate Technic 2. For piano in bar over bar format. (BRM28920)

____ Piano Solos, Level 1. Bar over bar format. (BRM32021)

____ Piano Solos, Primer Level. For piano in bar over bar format. (BRM24694)

Berlin, Boris. The A.B.C. of Piano Playing: An Easy Method for Beginners. The A.B.C. of Piano Playing, Book 2, by Boris Berlin in bar over bar format. (BRT37165)

Burwell, Carter. Bella’s Lullaby. “Bella’s Lullaby” from the 2008 motion pictrure “Twilight” by Carter Burwell for solo piano in bar over bar format. (BRT37236)

Daugherty, Michael. Venetian Blinds: Solo Piano. “Venetian Blinds” for solo piano by Michael Daugherty. Bar over bar format. Includes biography of the composer and a composer’s note. (BRT37245)

Endresen, R. M. Supplementary Studies for Saxophone. Rubank Supplementary Studies for Saxophone by R. M. Endresen in single line format. (BRM27860)

Joplin, Scott. The Entertainer: A Rag Time Two Step Dedicated to James Brown and his Mandolin Club. The Entertainer by Scott Joplin for piano in bar over bar format. (BRM27108)

Mier, Martha. Jazz, Rags & Blues, Book 5: 8 Original Pieces for the Later Intermediate to Early Advanced Pianist. Bar over bar format. (BRT37234)

Niblock, James. Trio Fantasy on Dvorak’s Romanza: For Piano. Piano part for “Trio Fantasy on Dvorak’s Romanza” by James Niblock. Composition is for violin, clarinet, and piano. Bar over bar format. (BRT37246)

____ Trio Fantasy on Dvorak’s Romanza: For Violin. Violin part for “Trio Fantasy on Dvorak’s Romanza” by James Niblock. Composition is for violin, clarinet, and piano. Single line format. (BRT37247)

Paganini, Niccoló. Il Carnevale Di Venezia: Per Pianoforte. The Carnival of Venice by Niccolo Paganini transcribed for piano in section by section format. (BRM32833)

Pearson, Bruce. Tradition of Excellence.: Comprehensive Band Method. Book 1, Flute. In single line and bar over bar formats. (BRM37201)

____ Tradition of Excellence.: Comprehensive Band Method. Book 1, B-flat Clarinet. In single line and bar over bar formats. (BRM37199)

____ Tradition of Excellence.: Comprehensive Band Method. Book 1, E-flat Alto Clarinet. In single line and bar over bar formats. (BRM37200)

____ Tradition of Excellence.: Comprehensive Band Method. Book 1, B-flat Bass Clarinet. In single line and bar over bar formats. (BRM37198)

____ Tradition of Excellence.: Comprehensive Band Method. Book 1, Bassoon. In single line and bar over bar formats. (BRM37197)

____ Tradition of Excellence.: Comprehensive Band Method. Book 2, E-flat baritone saxophone. In single line and bar over bar formats. (BRM37242)

____ Tradition of Excellence.: Comprehensive Band Method. Book 3, E-flat Baritone Saxophone. In single line and bar over bar formats. (BRM37207)

____ Tradition of Excellence.: Comprehensive Band Method. Book 2, B-flat trumpet/cornet. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM37241)

____ Tradition of Excellence.: Comprehensive Band Method. Book 1, B-flat trumpet/cornet. Single line and bar over bar formats. (BRM37240)

____ Tradition of Excellence.: Comprehensive Band Method. Book 1, E-flat Horn. In single line and bar over bar formats. (BRM37202)

____ Tradition of Excellence.: Comprehensive Band Method. Horn in F, Book 1. In single line and bar over bar formats. (BRM37204)

____ Tradition of Excellence.: Comprehensive Band Method. Trombone, Book 1. In single line and bar over bar formats. (BRM37205)

____ Tradition of Excellence.: Comprehensive Band Method. Book 1, Euphonium in bass clef. In single line and bar over bar formats. (BRM37206)

____ Tradition of Excellence.: Comprehensive Band Method. Book 1, E-flat Tuba. In single line and bar over bar formats. (BRM37203)

Persichetti, Vincent. Do Not Go Gentle: for Organ (Pedals Only), op. 132. Single line format. (BRM28251)

Peterson, Oscar. Basin Street Blues: Piano. “Basin Street Blues” by Oscar Peterson for piano in bar over bar format. (BRT37249)

____ A Child is Born. “A Child is Born” by Oscar Peterson for piano in bar over bar format. (BRT37251)

____ Dancing on the Ceiling. “Dancing on the Ceiling” by Oscar Peterson for piano in bar over bar format. (BRT37250)

____ Give me the Simple Life: Piano. “Give me the Simple Life” as performed by Oscar Peterson for piano in bar over bar format. (BRT37248)

____ If I Should Lose You. “If I Should Lose You” by Oscar Peterson for piano in bar over bar format. (BRT37252)

Piano Guys. Home: Inspired by “Going Home,” Largo Melody from Dvorák’s New World Symphony. Words and music by Greg Holden and Drew Pearson. Arranged by Jon Schmidt, Al van der Beek and Steven Sharp Nelson for piano in bar over bar format. (BRT37263)

Prokofiev, Sergei. Sonata: No. 8 in B Flat Major, Op. 84 (1939-44). Prokofiev Sonata no. 8, op. 84 in B-flat major for piano in bar over bar format. (BRM23976)

Saint-Saëns, Camille. Le Carnaval Des Animaux. Le Carnaval des Animaux by Camille Saint-Saëns arranged for solo piano in bar over bar format. (BRM37208)

Scriabin, Alexander. 2 Danses: Op. 73 from Ausgewählte Klavierwerke, Bd. II, Preludes, Poemes und Andere Stücke . 2 Danses, op. 73, by Alexander Scriabin. For piano in bar over bar format. (BRM24175)

____ Sonate Nr. 10.: Piano Solo. Piano sonata no. 10, opus 70, by Alexander Scriabin. Sometimes called the “Insect Sonata.” Bar over bar format. (BRM37218)

Siford, Joseph. Piano Repertoire.: Romantic & 20th Century. “Piano Repertoire: Romantic & 20th Century from the Neil A. Kjos Piano Library provides piano students with carefully chosen collections of piano music from the 19th and 20th centuries. Each volume contains an ample selection of music featuring a large assortment of composers and styles. The appropriately graded levels ensure steady and thorough progress as pianists advance in their study of Romantic and 20th Century keyboard literature.” Bar over bar format. Includes brief biographies of the composers. (BRM37239)

Vandertuin, John W. Meditation on O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: Organ Solo. Bar over bar format. Includes program note and brief biography of the composer in English. (BRT37233)

Vocal

Adkins, Adele. I’ll Be Waiting. “I’ll be Waiting” as performed by Adele for voice and piano with chord symbols in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37215)

____ Lovesong. “Lovesong” as performed by Adele for voice and piano with chord symbols in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37216)

____ One and Only. As performed by Adele. For voice and piano with chord symbols. Bar over bar and line by line formats. (BRT37231)

____ Rumour Has It. “Rumour Has It” as performed by Adele for voice and piano with chord symbols in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37214)

____ Set Fire to the Rain. As performed by Adele. For voice and piano with chord symbols. Bar over bar and line by line format. (BRT37229)

____ Someone Like You. “Someone Like You” as performed by Adele for voice and piano with chord symbols in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37217)

____ Skyfall. “Skyfall” as performed by Adele for piano and voice with guitar chord frames in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37235)

____ Take it All. As performed by Adele. For voice and piano with chord symbols. Bar over bar and line by line formats. (BRT37230)

____ Turning Tables. As performed by Adele for voice and piano with chord symbols in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37228)

Bursch, Peter. Beatles Für Gitarre 1. Beatles for Guitar. Chord symbols and lyrics for 25 classic Beatles hits. (BRM35600)

Cash, John R. Frankie’s Man, Johnny: Piano, Vocal, Guitar. “Frankie’s Man, Johnny,” as sung by Johnny Cash. For voice and piano with chord symbols and, in part, guitar chord diagrams. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37187)

____ (Ghost) Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend): Piano, Vocal, Guitar. “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky as performed by Johnny Cash for voice and piano in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37210)

____ Give my Love to Rose: Piano, Vocal, Guitar. “Give My Love to Rose,” as sung by Johnny Cash. For voice and piano with chord symbols and, in part, guitar chord diagrams. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37188)

____ I Got Stripes: Piano, Vocal, Guitar. “I Got Stripes,” as sung by Johnny Cash. For voice and piano with chord symbols and, in part, guitar chord diagrams. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37191)

____ Guess Things Happen that Way: Piano, Vocal, Guitar. “Guess Things Happen That Way,” as sung by Johnny Cash. For voice and piano with chord symbols and, in part, guitar chord diagrams. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37189)

____ Hey, Porter: Piano, Vocal, Guitar. “Hey, Porter,” as sung by Johnny Cash. For voice and piano with chord symbols and, in part, guitar chord diagrams. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37190)

____ The Man in Black: Piano, Vocal, Guitar. “The Man in Black” by Johnny Cash for voice and piano with guitar chords in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37209)

____ Oney: Piano, Vocal, Guitar. The song “Oney,” as performed by Johnny Cash. For voice and piano with chord symbols and, in part, guitar chord diagrams. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37220)

____ One Piece at a Time: Piano, Vocal, Guitar. As sung by Johnny Cash. For voice and piano with chord symbols and, in part, guitar chord diagrams. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37219)

____ The Rebel – Johnny Yuma: Piano, Vocal, Guitar. As performed by Johnny Cash. For voice and piano with chord symbols and, in part, guitar chord diagrams. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37221)

____ Ring of Fire: Piano, Vocal, Guitar. “Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash for voice and piano in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37211)

____ Singin’ in Vietnam Talkin’ Blues (Bring The Boys Back Home): Piano, Vocal, Guitar. “Singin’ in Vietnam Talkin’ Blues,” as performed by Johnny Cash. For voice and piano with chord symbols and, in part, guitar chord diagrams. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37222)

____ Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down: Piano, Vocal, Guitar. As performed by Johnny Cash. For voice and piano with chord symbols and, in part, guitar chord diagrams. Line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37223)

____ Tennessee Flat Top Box: Piano, Vocal, Guitar. “Tennessee Flat Top Box” as performed by Johnny Cash for voice and piano with chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37224)

____ What do I Care: Piano, Vocal, Guitar. “What do I Care” as performed by Johnny Cash for voice and piano with chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37225)

____ What is Truth?: Piano, Vocal, Guitar. “What is Truth?” as performed by Johnny Cash for voice and piano with chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37226)

____ Without Love: Piano, Vocal, Guitar. “Without Love” as performed by Johnny Cash for voice and piano with chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37227)

Josh Groban. You Raise me Up. As recorded by Josh Groban for vocal, piano and guitar in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37237)

Hatch, Tony. Downtown. “Downtown” by Tony Hatch in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM30994)

Henson, Jim. The Muppet Show Theme: Piano, Vocal : from the Television Series. Theme song from The Muppet Show television series. For piano, voice and guitar. Line by line and bar over bar formats with chord symbols. (BRT37232)

John, Elton. Billy Elliot: The Musical. Selections from the musical “Billy Elliot” with music by Elton John for voice and piano with guitar chord diagrams in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37212)

Liszt, Franz. Missa Choralis. For mixed choir and organ in line by line and bar over bar formats. Tenor (BRT37259), Bass (BRT37260), Organ (BRT37261).

Lopez, Robert. Hello!. “Hello!” from the musical “The Book of Mormon.” For voice and piano. Original orchestral accompaniment arranged for piano. Line by line and bar over bar formats. Includes chord symbols. (BRT37243)

____ I Believe. “I Believe” from the musical “The Book of Mormon.” For solo voice, chorus, and piano. Original orchestral accompaniment arranged for piano. Line by line and bar over bar formats. Includes chord symbols. (BRT37244)

Mahler, Gustav. Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen = Songs Of A Wayfarer: For Voice And Piano. Vocal score for Gustav Mahler’s “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen” (“Songs of a Wayfarer”). Voice part only. For medium voice in line by line format. Includes an English translation of the original German text. (BRM24000)

Perry, Katy. Firework: Piano, Vocal. “Firework” by Katy Perry for voice and piano in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37213)

Scarlatti, Alessandro. Le Violette = The Violet: Song, with English and Italian Words. For voice and piano in line by line and bar by bar formats. (BRM24853)

Schönberg, Claude-Michel. On my Own (From Les Miserables). For S.A.B. voices and piano with optional instrumental accompaniment in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37238)

Sommers, John Martin. Thank God I’m a Country Boy. Section by section and bar over bar formats. (BRM27109)

Stephens, John. All of me. As performed by John Legend for voice and piano in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRT37262)

Sullivan, Arthur. Selections from the Nautical Comic Opera H. M. S. Pinafore. Excerpts from the comic opera “H. M. S. Pinafore” by Arthur Sullivan arranged for piano in bar by bar format. (BRM25367)

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