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Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog is a brief look at some of Benjamin Britten's compositions and relevant materials from the NLS Music Section.
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Posted by: Katie Rodda
This week, we will take a look at American composer George Gershwin. George Gershwin was one of the first American composers to use both popular and classical idioms. Years before his most famous compositions were penned, he worked on Tin Pan Alley as a song plugger—that is, someone who was hired to play and promote …
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Broadway, Choral, Classical Music, Jazz, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Orchestra, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, saxophone
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Blind John Davis Blind John Davis was born in Mississippi in 1913, but moved to Chicago with his family at a young age. He lost his sight shortly thereafter at age 9. He began to learn the piano as a teen, and later became a regular session musician for famous blues record producer Lester Melrose …
Posted in: Audio, Blind Musicians, Blues, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Instrumental Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Recordings, Rhythm & Blues (R&B), Talking Books, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments, Tin Pan Alley, Vocal music, Women in Music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
While thinking about a topic for this week’s blog post, I made a happy discovery: American bandleader and musician Glenn Miller shares a birthday with Frédéric Chopin! Although these two musicians come from very different places and eras, they do share another thing in common besides a birthday: memorable music. We’ll talk about Glenn Miller …
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Jazz, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Performing music, Piano Music, Popular Music, saxophone, Talking Books, World War II
Posted by: Katie Rodda
The Music Section has been very busy over the past month adding new and newly digitized music materials to BARD. From Mozart, to bluegrass, to method books for alto and bass flute, there is a little bit of something here for everyone! If you have any questions on how to use BARD or to obtain …
Posted in: Art Songs, Audio, Bluegrass, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Choral, Classical Music, Guitar instruction, Instrumental Music, Lieder, NLS Music Section, Orchestra, Piano, Piano Music, Ravel, Talking Books, Vocal music