April 24, 2025
Posted by: Timothy Jones
Whether you are a vocalist, instrumentalist, or accompanist, the NLS Music Section is pleased to bring you a plethora of offerings to aid you on your musical journey. Plus, we have additional resources to help you grasp the concepts within the realm of music theory.
Posted in: Bach , Baroque music , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille libretto , Braille Music , Choral , Instrumental Music , Johann Sebastian , Libretto , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Piano , Piano Music , Ravel , Richard Wagner , Uncategorized , Violin music , Vocal music
March 27, 2025
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in February and March 2025 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Accordion , American Composers , Arias , Bach , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille libretto , Braille Music , Broadway , Choral , Jazz , Libretto , Music History and Appreciation , National Book Festival , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Organ , Performing music , Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music Lead Sheets , Recordings , Talking Books , Violin music , Vocal music
October 31, 2024
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in October 2024 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Composers , Arias , Bach , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille libretto , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Braille Music Transcribers , Braille Technology , Classical Music , Flute , Guitar , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Leonard Bernstein , Libretto , Music Composition , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Organ , Performing music , Piano , Piano Music , Song settings , Violin music , Virtuosic Piano Music , Vocal music
September 8, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, learn more about one of our newest items acquired via the Marrakesh Treaty: Francis Poulenc's Sonata for Flute and Piano. Commissioned by the Library of Congress and dedicated to Jean-Pierre Rampal , the Sonata has become a standard in the repertoire.
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August 25, 2022
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in August 2022 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Bach , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille libretto , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Choral , Classical Music , Electric guitar , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Italian opera , Libretto , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , New Acquisitions , NLS Online Catalog , Organ , Performing music , Piano , Pop Music , Popular Music , Recordings , Rock n' Roll , Talking Books , Vocal music
July 8, 2021
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Villains and bad boys from the opera are explored in this blog from the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille libretto , Libretto , Music History and Appreciation
June 17, 2021
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this installment of "Song Stories", we are going to explore how James Agee's prose and Samuel Barber's music came together for "Knoxville: Summer of 1915."
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Composers , Art Songs , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille libretto , Braille Music , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Orchestra , Pulitzer Prize , Song settings , Uncategorized , Voyager Catalog
May 20, 2021
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
Now that baseball season is well underway, the NLS Music Section invites you to learn more about "Some South-Paw Pitching" by Charles Ives.
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Composers , Art Songs , Audio , Bach , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille libretto , Braille Music , Broadway , Classical Music , Electric guitar , Guitar , Instrumental Music , Leonard Bernstein , Libretto , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music , Song settings , Uncategorized , Virtuosic Piano Music
May 13, 2021
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today we celebrate the birthday of British composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. Read about him and some of the materials by and about him in the NLS Collection.
Posted in: Audio , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille libretto , Braille Music , Choral , Libretto , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Performing music , Recordings , Vocal music , Voyager Catalog
