December 8, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
Ned Rorem, who passed away last month at the age of 99, left behind a wealth of music and literature. For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, learn more about Rorem's life and creative works.
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Composers , Arias , Art Songs , Audio , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Carnegie Hall , Choral , Classical Music , History , Interviews , Leonard Bernstein , Library of Congress , Libretto , Lieder , Music and Art , Music Composition , Ned Rorem , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Piano , Piano Music , Pulitzer Prize , Ravel , Singing , Song settings , teachers , Uncategorized , Violin music , Vocal music , Voyager Catalog
April 21, 2022
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
The NLS Music Section presents some music scores and audio titles available to celebrate Earth Day.
Posted in: Aaron Copland , Accordion , Animals , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Library of Congress , Martha Graham , Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
April 7, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
This week we are celebrating National Library Week! This year's Honorary Chair, Molly Shannon, honors the work of her favorite librarian--her mother. Read on to learn more about the history and importance of National Library Week.
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Braille , American Composers , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille History , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Braille Technology , Circulation , Clarinet , Classical Music , Free Braille Music Scores , History , Instrumental Music , Interviews , Large Print , Large Print Music , Leadership , Leonard Bernstein , Library of Congress , Louis Braille , Marrakesh Treaty , Music and Art , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Performing music , Piano , Recordings , Teaching Students with Visual Impairments , Uncategorized
March 10, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
As we continue our A to Z journey through the NLS Music Collection, we take a closer examination of the Piano Sonata no. 2 "Concord, Mass., 1840-1860" by Charles Ives, otherwise known as the "Concord Sonata."
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Composers , Art Songs , Audio , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Classical Music , Large Print , Large Print Music , Leonard Bernstein , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Online Catalog , Orchestra , Piano , Piano Music , Song settings , Uncategorized , Virtuosic Piano Music
November 10, 2021
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Composer and conductor Lukas Foss is discussed in this blog about American Music.
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Composers , Classical Music
October 28, 2021
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in October 2021 by he NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Composers , Audio , Bach , Blues , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Choral , Classical Music , Country Music , Instrumental Music , Music Composition , Music Instruction , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Organ , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Ravel , Smithsonian Folkways , Talking Books , Vocal music , Voyager Catalog
October 21, 2021
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
In our alphabetical journey through the NLS Music Collection, we have arrived this month at the letter E. 2021 is the centennial of the founding of one of the world's leading music schools, the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Composers, educators, performers, and other music pioneers from this prestigious institution are represented far and wide throughout our holdings.
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Braille , American Composers , Audio , Band , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Broadway , Choral , Classical Music , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Large Print , Large Print Music , Marrakesh Treaty , Music Composition , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Orchestra , Performing music , Piano , Piano Music , Soundtrack , Uncategorized , Voyager Catalog
June 17, 2021
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this installment of "Song Stories", we are going to explore how James Agee's prose and Samuel Barber's music came together for "Knoxville: Summer of 1915."
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Composers , Art Songs , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille libretto , Braille Music , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Orchestra , Pulitzer Prize , Song settings , Uncategorized , Voyager Catalog
May 20, 2021
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
Now that baseball season is well underway, the NLS Music Section invites you to learn more about "Some South-Paw Pitching" by Charles Ives.
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Composers , Art Songs , Audio , Bach , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille libretto , Braille Music , Broadway , Classical Music , Electric guitar , Guitar , Instrumental Music , Leonard Bernstein , Libretto , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Opera , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music , Song settings , Uncategorized , Virtuosic Piano Music
