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Posted by: Gilbert Busch
This blog post continues our series of American composers from A to Z, focusing on Virgil Thomson.
Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Audio, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Instrumental Music, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
It is the end of July, and it's time to let you know about the new audio and braille scores now available on BARD.
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Posted by: Gilbert Busch
This post discusses performances by pianist Van Cliburn and some of the music he performed.
Posted in: Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Classical Music, Instrumental Music, Music History and Appreciation, Performing music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, Piano, Piano Music, Ravel, Virtuosic Piano Music
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Learn about Blind Willie Johnson, a Texas blues and gospel singer and guitar player who has had a profound influence on decades of musicians in diverse genres.
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Blind Musicians, Blues, Gospel music, Guitar instruction, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Uncategorized
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
A brief glimpse at the life of Al Hibbler and some materials relating to him in the NLS Music Collection.
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Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Read this blog and discover new materials, recorded and braille, now available from the NLS Music Section. Audio Materials All of the following are productions of Bill Brown. Banjo American Pie. Teaches this Don McLean song without the use of music notation. (DBM03915) Piano Bless the Broken Road. Teaches how to play “Bless the Broken …
Posted in: Art Songs, Audio, Banjo, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Orchestra, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Recordings, Talking Books, Vocal music
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
When I was a teenager, I began learning about classical music by listening to radio programs in the evening. Often the shows would begin with an overture or “light classic”, such as the Light Cavalry Overture (which our school band played), or the William Tell Overture (the “Lone Ranger” to me). There was also a …
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Posted by: Gilbert Busch
On May 13, I was baking cookies and listening to the Met Broadcast of Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier. One of the announcers explained that this production would take place not in the 18th century, but in 1911, the year it was composed (also the year that Mahler died, I thought to myself). And that’s when it …
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Posted by: Gilbert Busch
For many music lovers, the end of January brings to mind two birthdays: Mozart’s on the 27th, and Schubert’s on the 31st. Could a composer born between these two giants, end up being overlooked? Perhaps. It was while preparing my blog about the Viking Opera Guide (BRM29585) that I learned that the 29th of January …
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