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Posted by: Juliette Appold
This is a guest blog post by Junior Fellow Margot Cuddihy. Ms. Cuddihy describes her contributions to the NLS Music Section during the 10-week-long program.
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Posted by: Juliette Appold
This blog celebrates Jewish American Heritage Month by presenting a composer who helped shape Hollywood's film music: Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957).
Posted in: American Composers, Film Music, Instrumental Music, Jewish American Heritage Month, Soundtrack
Posted by: Juliette Appold
During Women's History Month, we celebrate Etta Josselyn Giffin (1863-1932). Giffin was the first director of what has become the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled. Learn more about some of her achievements in this blog.
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Posted by: Juliette Appold
Who are Baba Yaga and Gnomus? This blog shows how Mussorgsky represents them in his piano suite "Pictures at an Exhibition," and what kinds of related NLS materials you may be interested in.
Posted in: Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Folklore, Folklore-Russia, Instrumental Music, Music and Art, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Piano, Piano Music, Uncategorized, Violin music, Women in Music
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Groove - Where does the term come from, and what does it mean in music? In this blog we will talk about grooves and suggest a few materials available for check-out at NLS and other related information resources available at the Library.
Posted in: Audio Preservation, Jazz, NLS Music Section, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Juliette Appold
November is Native American Heritage Month. Celebrate with us by appreciating Native American music, which expresses deep respect for the cycle of life and for nature. Consider finding out more by using NLS and Library of Congress resources.
Posted in: Braille Music, Interviews, National American Indian Heritage Month, Native American History, Poetry, Uncategorized
Posted by: Juliette Appold
What a Wonderful World this would be, dancing Cheek to Cheek, imagining to be Just a Gigolo: Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald's songbooks, and the piano version of Leonello Casucci's memorable song, are now available as digital braille music scores for you to download from BARD. Check out this week's blog to find these and many more new titles in the NLS Music digital collection.
Posted in: Audio, Bach, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Classical Music, Instrumental Music, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Piano, Uncategorized
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: Juliette Appold
Welcome to our new blog-series, in which we will feature American Music treasures available in the NLS Music Collection, starting with letter A and going through the alphabet. This blog will feature the "Arkansas Traveler" and its stories. We hope you enjoy our snapshots into American Music from A to Z in the NLS Music Collection.
Posted in: American Composers, Bluegrass, Folk Music, State Song, Uncategorized