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Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog lists our October additions to the BARD (Braille & Audio Reading Download) site.
Posted in: Accordion, American Composers, Audio, Bach, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Choral, Classical Music, Guitar, Jazz, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Pop Music, Popular Music, Virtuosic Piano Music, Vocal music, Voyager Catalog
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
The NLS Music Section salutes the artistry of blues legend Janis Joplin, gone too soon.
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, we take a deep dive into a piece that is often associated with the October tradition of Halloween: "Danse macabre" by Camille Saint-Saëns.
Posted in: Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Classical Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, Library of Congress, Music and Art, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Orchestra, Paris, Piano, Piano Music, Program Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Juliette Appold
This week, the NLS Music Section celebrates 60 years of service to our patrons. Read about our history and enjoy some of the celebration music to check out.
Posted in: Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Uncategorized
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Review the most recent additions from the NLS Music Section to BARD.
Posted in: Arias, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Piano Music
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Did you know that systems of tactile music notation were created in the 19th century to enable people who were blind to read and write music? Today, we will learn about two systems that were developed and used in Spain before braille music code gained widespread adoption in the 20th century.
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Blind Teachers, Braille, Braille History, Braille Music, Institut national des jeunes aveugles, Joaquin Rodrigo, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Spain, teachers, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
Posted by: Katie Rodda
For this week's NLS Music Notes Blog post, our Braille Music Specialist Timothy Jones discusses braille music basics, including octave signs, with resources on learning braille music.
Posted in: Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille History, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, learn more about one of our newest items acquired via the Marrakesh Treaty: Francis Poulenc's Sonata for Flute and Piano. Commissioned by the Library of Congress and dedicated to Jean-Pierre Rampal , the Sonata has become a standard in the repertoire.
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Posted by: Juliette Appold
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month 2022 with NLS and learn about Argentinian Tango. Listen to a recording from 1912 and find out about accessible NLS resources available for you to check out.
Posted in: Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Hispanic American History, National Hispanic Heritage Month, Uncategorized