Erik Satie wrote wonderfully simple, clear, straight-forward and popular music, that beautifully contrasted the heavy 19th century music and the impressionist sounds of the time. Check out this blog and borrow some of the NLS Music materials to learn more!
New BARD additions this months include fascinating audio books on music from Mexico, Puerto Rico and Russia, instruction books that teach you how to play Jimi Hendix' "Purple Haze" and Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust." Also available for digital download are a music theory book on structural hearing in braille, and many braille music scores - check it out!
George Walker was a seminal American composer who won the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 1996. Learn more about him and materials available at NLS in this blog about American Composers and Musicians from A-Z.
Water has served composers and musicians as a source of inspiration. How have they used it? This blog will highlight examples available for check-out from the NLS Music Section.
We added more talking books and braille music for your enjoyment! This includes more Smithsonian Folkways recordings, a book on piano tuning, and braille music for piano, voice, violin, organ, and woodwinds.
This week's blog features is part of our American Composers and Musicians from A to Z series. Can you guess whose last names start with the letters Q and R? Read the blog to find out!