October 26, 2023
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in October 2023 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers , American Folklife Center , Arias , Audio , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Cello , Folk Music , Library of Congress , Music Composition , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , Organ , Performing music , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Popular Music , Talking Books
February 2, 2023
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This week's blog post takes a look at the life of film music composer Max Steiner, as well as the materials in the NLS collection related to him and his music.
Posted in: American Composers , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Broadway , Film Music , Motion Picture Music , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Piano , Piano Instruction , Popular Music , Soundtrack , Talking Books , Tin Pan Alley , World War I
January 26, 2023
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today’s blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in January 2023 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers , Art Songs , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Choral , Classical Music , Gospel music , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Latinx Music , Music Composition , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , Opera , Organ , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Pop Music , Popular Music , Recordings , Soundtrack , Talking Books , Violin music , Vocal music , World Music
January 19, 2023
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
NLS Music Section salutes the Broadway musical team of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe.
Posted in: American Composers , Broadway
December 22, 2022
Posted by: Juliette Appold
"Silver Bells" has become a big part of the Christmas soundscape. The song has a catchy tune and easy-to-remember lyrics and illustrates a great song-writing team: Ray Evans and Jay Livingston. In this blog, we will explore the story of the song and its creators.
Posted in: American Composers , Jewish American Heritage Month , Motion Picture Music , Popular Music , Uncategorized
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
November 10, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
In honor of Veterans Day, this week we will learn more about the military service of one of Hollywood's most famous composers of film music: John Williams.
Posted in: American Composers , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Film Music , Interviews , John Williams , Large Print Music , Library of Congress , Music Composition , NLS Music Section , Soundtrack , Star Wars
October 27, 2022
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog lists our October additions to the BARD (Braille & Audio Reading Download) site.
Posted in: Accordion , American Composers , Audio , Bach , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Choral , Classical Music , Guitar , Jazz , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Pop Music , Popular Music , Virtuosic Piano Music , Vocal music , Voyager Catalog
July 21, 2022
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
This is a guest blog post by Library of Congress Junior Fellow Analisa Caso. Analisa describes her contributions to the NLS Music Section during the 10-week-long program.
Posted in: American Composers , Blind Musicians , Blind Teachers , Choral , Classical Music , Guest Post , Junior Fellows Program , Library of Congress , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , Women in Music , Women's History Month
