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New BARD Additions: February 2022

Posted by: Katie Rodda

Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in February 2022 by he NLS Music Section.

Posted in: American Folklife Center, Audio, Bach, Black History Month, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Broadway, Classical Music, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Hip Hop, Instrumental Music, Marrakesh Treaty, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Piano, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Recordings, Talking Books

Hokusai's “Laughing Demon,” depicts an evil looking, wrinkled woma laughing while crushing the head of a small person in her right, long-nailed hand, held up to her right ear. She points with her left long-nailed index finger to the little bleading head. The woman is boney, wrinkled, has long fingernails, brown hair, and small horns on her head.

Seeing Music: Gnomus and Baba Yaga from Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition”

Posted by: Juliette Appold

Who are Baba Yaga and Gnomus? This blog shows how Mussorgsky represents them in his piano suite "Pictures at an Exhibition," and what kinds of related NLS materials you may be interested in.

Posted in: Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Folklore, Folklore-Russia, Instrumental Music, Music and Art, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, NLS Music Section, Piano, Piano Music, Uncategorized, Violin music, Women in Music

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American Music from A to Z in the NLS Music Collection: H—Hazel Dickens

Posted by: Katie Rodda

This blog post continues the NLS Music Section's series of American Music from A to Z. This week, we take a look at the life and music of Hazel Dickens.

Posted in: American Composers, American Folklife Center, Audio, Banjo, Bluegrass, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Country Music, Folk Music, Guitar, Labor, Mandolin, Music Composition, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Musical instruments, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Performing music, Recordings, Smithsonian Folkways, Talking Books, Women in Music

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Before Selena: Lydia Mendoza and More Queens of Tejano Music

Posted by: Lindsay Conway

The Library of Congress recently inducted the 1997 film Selena into the National Film Registry. In today's post, learn about the women who were Queens of Tejano music before Selena's all-too-brief reign.

Posted in: Accordion, American Folklife Center, Audio, Canción ranchera, Conjunto, Corrido, Family music making, Folk Music, Hispanic American History, Latin American Music, Latinx Music, Mariachi, Mexican composers, Mexico, Music History and Appreciation, Music in Spanish, Popular Music, Talking Books, Tejano Music, Texas, Women in Music, Women's History Month, World Music

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New BARD Additions: December 2021

Posted by: Brian McCurdy

In this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, we bring you the latest offerings that have been added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download). Please enjoy this musical feast, and Happy Holidays from the NLS Music Section!

Posted in: Art Songs, Audio, Bach, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Technology, Broadway, Choral, Classical Music, Country Music, Electric guitar, Flute, Free Braille Music Scores, Guitar, Hammond organ, Horn, Instrumental Music, Interviews, Jazz, Johnny Cash, Juvenile Music, Latin American Music, Latin Jazz, Lieder, Louis Braille, Marrakesh Treaty, Music Composition, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Musical instruments, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Orchestra, Organ, Performing music, Piano, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Popular Music, Ravel, saxophone, Smithsonian Folkways, Song settings, Soul Music, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Violin music, Virtuosic Piano Music, Vocal music

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Get Back! Beatles Materials in the NLS Collection

Posted by: Katie Rodda

This week's blog post talks about the recent documentary "Get Back," and provides books about learning Beatles music, and books about The Beatles.

Posted in: Audio, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Electric guitar, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Musical instruments, Performing music, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Popular Music, Rock n' Roll, Talking Books

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Progressive Rock, Classical Influences

Posted by: Brian McCurdy

Progressive Rock drew its inspiration from a number of influences. For this week's NLS Music Notes Blog post, learn more about the classical music that inspired Rush, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, and many others!

Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Bass Guitar Instruction, Blues, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Technology, Classical Music, Electric guitar, Flute, Free Braille Music Scores, Guest Post, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Hammond organ, Instrumental Music, Interviews, Jazz, Large Print, Large Print Music, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Musical instruments, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Orchestra, Performing music, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, Piano, Popular Music, Recordings, Rock n' Roll, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Vocal music

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New BARD Additions: October 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

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American Music from A to Z in the NLS Music Collection: E—Eastman School of Music

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