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Posted by: Juliette Appold
Here are the latest music material additions to BARD. If you have any questions on how to use BARD or to obtain a BARD account, please get in touch with the Music Section or your local Regional Library. Digital Talking Books The hammer dulcimer. Homespun Tapes. Read by John McCutcheon. (DBM03919) Classic harmonica blues. …
Posted in: American Braille, Braille, Braille Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Juliette Appold
In our last blogpost we introduced blind musician Francis Joseph Campbell. Today’s entry is about one of the most famous American composers who had close connections to the Library of Congress: Aaron Copland. Aaron Copland was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 14, 1900. He studied music from an early age and received formal …
Posted in: American Braille, American Composers, Braille, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Piano Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Let’s look at some new additions to BARD. Next to our most recent music appreciation catalog, we have added flavors from Norway (Grieg), Italy (Pergolesi), Poland (Chopin), France (Ravel and Debussy), and the US (Carole King). There’s more to come, so please keep checking by exploring the link Music Collection and then clicking on Recently …
Posted in: Braille Music, Instrumental Music, NLS Music Section, Piano
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Have you ever noticed that there are many composers whose last names start with the letter B? Let’s choose one who has an anniversary. This year the music world celebrates Amy Beach’s 150th birthday. Amy Marcy Cheney Beach was born in Henniker, New Hampshire, on September 5, 1867. From her earliest childhood, she showed extraordinary …
Posted in: American Composers, Braille, Braille Music, Piano Music, Women in Music
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Are you a braille music reader or know someone who is? Wouldn’t you like to find more braille music scores online, in one place? We have some great news for you: The Music Section at the Library of Congress’ National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) is developing a Digital Braille Music …
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Posted by: Juliette Appold
This blog is about filling the alphabet with names of American composers, and American composers and musicians who are visually impaired or blind. At this point the idea is to have two composers listed for each letter of the alphabet, knowing that some letters will have more options than others, or that for some letters …
Posted in: American Composers, Blind Musicians, Blues, Jazz, Rhythm & Blues (R&B)