February 9, 2023
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, we learn the story behind Stevie Wonder's song, "Happy Birthday."
Posted in: African American History month , Black History Month , Blind Musicians , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Instrumental Music , Library of Congress , Music Composition , Musical instruments , NLS Music Section , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Pop Music , Popular Music , Popular Music Lead Sheets , Singing , Soul Music , Stevie Wonder , Talking Books , Voyager Catalog
February 3, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, we look at the incredible life of Francis "Frank" Johnson (1792-1844). Celebrate Black History Month with us as we pay tribute to an African American composer, band leader, and pioneer.
Posted in: African American History month , American Composers , Band , Black History Month , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Classical Music , Large Print , Large Print Music , March , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Piano , Piano Music , Talking Books , Uncategorized
July 9, 2020
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Learn about Undine Smith Moore (1904-89), a remarkable American composer and educator who was known as the Dean of Black Women Composers.
Posted in: African American History month , American Composers , Choral , Gospel music , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Spirituals , Uncategorized , Women in Music
February 13, 2020
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Learn about the life and music of acclaimed bluesman Jay Owens in the latest installment of our American composers and musicians series.
Posted in: African American History month , American Composers , Audio , Blind Musicians , Blues , Electric guitar , Gospel music , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Rhythm & Blues (R&B) , Soul Music
February 6, 2020
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
The NLS Music Section salutes the legacy of blind African-American composers and musicians.
Posted in: African American History month , American Composers , Blind Musicians , Blind Teachers , Blues , Braille Music , Jazz , Music Composition , NLS Music Section , Ragtime , Stevie Wonder
November 14, 2019
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Learn about Camille Lucie Nickerson, "The Louisiana Lady," who worked for the recognition and appreciation of Afro-Creole folk music through her scholarship, leadership, and art.
Posted in: African American History month , American Composers , Folk Music , Large Print , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , New Orleans , Violin music , Vocal music , Women in Music
March 14, 2019
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Scott Joplin is probably the best known and most influential African American composer. He is famous for his piano rags. This blogpost is part of the series American Composers from A-Z, featuring a composer whose last name starts with the letter "j".
Posted in: African American History month , American Composers , Braille Music , NLS Music Section , Piano Music
February 21, 2019
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Learn to sing classical art songs and arias with audio lessons available from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: African American History month , Art Songs , Audio , Blind Musicians , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Catalogs , Classical Music , Joaquin Rodrigo , Lieder , Metropolitan Opera , Music Instruction , NLS Online Catalog , Opera , Performing music , Recordings , Spirituals , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Vocal music , Voyager Catalog , Women in Music
February 6, 2019
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Gondolas have been the subject of many artworks including Songs Without Words by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Gondolas are part of the Venice cityscape and have an interesting history.
Posted in: African American History month , Braille , Braille Music , Classical Music , Large Print Music , Piano , Piano Music , Uncategorized
