A new year often brings abundant surprises to everyone, and this is no exception for BARD. We are pleased to present a wealth of musical offerings this month in both audio and braille to satisfy any musician’s desire, from classical to popular.
Please note that all materials listed below are also available to borrow by mail, not only through BARD. Please contact the Music Section to borrow talking books on digital cartridge or to borrow hard copies of braille music. Call us at 1-800-424-8567, ext. 2, or e-mail us at [email protected]. If you are new to BARD, you can find more information about signing up here: Sign up for BARD and Accessing BARD.
Audio
Guitar
Brown, Bill. Honey. A Fingerstyle solo of Bobby Goldsboro’s hit song from the late 60’s. (DBM04739)
____ That’s the Way God Planned It. As performed by Lou Gramm. (DBM04741)
____ What a Wonderful World. An iconic standard made famous by Louis Armstrong. (DBM04742)
____ Wonderful Tonight. Bill Brown teaches this hit ballad in the style of Eric Clapton by ear. (DBM04743)
Piano
Brown, Bill. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. A piano solo as performed by Elton John. (DBM04734)
Braille
Choral
Daniels, Mabel. Exultate Deo (Song of rejoicing), for mixed chorus and orchestra , op. 33. In line by line format. (BRM38087)
Guitar
Sor, Fernando. 12 leichte Etüden für Gitarre. Twelve easy studies in section by section format. (BRM35607)
Villa-Lobos, Heitor. Cinq préludes pour guitar, Nr. 2 og 5. Prelude No. 2 in section by section format. (BRM30036)
Piano Duets
Brahms, Johannes. Liebeslieder, op. 52a, Wälzer für Klavier zu vier Händen. In section by section format. (BRM34876)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Tema con variazioni K. 501 (dalle composizioni originali) per pianoforte a 4 mani. In section by section format. (BRM34774)
Piano Solo, Classical
Beethoven, Ludwig Van. Thirty-two Variations in C Minor, for the pianoforte. In bar by bar format. (BRM01124)
Chopin, Frédéric. Nocturne, op. 9 no. 2. In bar over bar format. (BRM32874)
____ Polonaise, op. 22. In section by section format. (BRM14990)
____ Polonaise, op. 26, no. 1. In section by section format. (BRM11098)
____ Polonaise in A, op. 40, no. 1. In paragraph format. (BRM13045)
____ Polonaise, op. 40, no. 1. In section by section format. (BRM14985)
____ Polonaise, op. 40, no. 2. In paragraph format. (BRM09925)
____ Polonaise, op. 40, no. 2. In section by section format. (BRM03047)
____ Polonaise, op. 71, no. 3. In section by section format. (BRM09631)
Easy Classics to Moderns, Volume 17. A compilation of various classical pieces for the beginner or intermediate pianist in bar over bar format. (BRM19340)
Guild Repertoire, Piano Music Appropriate for the Auditions of the National Guild of Piano Teachers – Intermediate C. In bar over bar format. (BRM36923)
Scarlatti, Domenico. Keyboard Sonata in B-flat Minor, K. 131. In bar over bar format. (BRM38095)
Piano Solo, Popular
Blunt, James. You’re Beautiful. In bar over bar format. (BRM38094)
C418 (Daniel Rosenfeld). Sweden, from Minecraft. IN bar over bar format. (brm38090)
Einaudi, Ludovico. I Giorni. In bar over bar format. (BRM38092)
Einaudi, Ludovico. Primavera. (BRM38091)
Odell, Tom. Another Love. In bar over bar format. (BRM38093)
Popular Vocal
Popular Music Lead Sheets, No. 142. In lead sheet format with melody, words, and chord symbols for voice and accompaniment. (BRM38089)
Rodgers, Richard; Oscar Hammerstein. Oklahoma!, 75th anniversary , vocal selections. For voice and piano or guitar in line by line and bar over bar formats. (BRM38088)
Violin
Play Showtime, Book 2, Piano Accompaniment, Hits from the Greatest Shows of All Time. contains the piano part only in bar over bar format. Violin part (BRM29605), piano part (BRM29606)
Wind Instruments
Schumann, Robert. Drei Romanzen für Oboe oder Flöte und Klavier, op. 94. In section by section format. (BRM34161)