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Posted by: Lindsay Conway
What do Ray Charles, Edvard Grieg, and recorder music all have in common? They're all among the new braille music and audio that we've added to BARD! Read this month's post to discover what's new on BARD for instant download and enjoyment!
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Bach, Baroque music, Blind Musicians, Blues, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music Digitization, Uncategorized
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For our latest NLS Music Notes blog post, we are very excited to announce our most recent additions to BARD! Read on to find out what braille scores and audio books are now available for download.
Posted in: American Composers, Arias, Audio, Baroque music, Bass Guitar Instruction, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Broadway, Classical Music, Holiday music, Library of Congress, Lieder, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Organ, Piano, Piano Instruction, Piano Music, Pop Music, Popular Music, Singing, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Virtuosic Piano Music, Voyager Catalog
Posted by: Juliette Appold
The Library of Congress presented Roderick Williams and the Bach Collegium Japan who performed Bach’s Cantata "Ich habe genug,” BWV 82. This blog offers some reflections of the composition, its performance, and offers recommendations for accessible music materials in audio and braille formats available to NLS patrons.
Posted in: Bach, Baroque music, Church Cantata, Johann Sebastian, Review, Singing, Vocal music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in July 2022 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Audio, Bach, Baroque music, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Cello, Choral, Classical Music, Guitar, Guitar instruction, Instrumental Music, Italian opera, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Talking Books, Virtuosic Piano Music, Vocal music, Women in Music
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
The Italian Songs and Arias compiled by Alessandro Parisotti are perennially popular, and the Alfred edition is now available in braille from the NLS Music Section. But the older Schirmer edition still has much to offer. Learn about these two editions as well as the large-print and audio resources we have to help you practice this standard vocal repertoire.
Posted in: Arias, Art Songs, Baroque music, Braille Music, Classical Music, Italian opera, Italy, Large Print Music, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, Performing music, Singing, Vocal music