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Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
NLS Music Section salutes the Broadway musical team of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe.
Posted in: American Composers, Broadway
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Check out the most recent uploads of music materials for BARD, August 2020.
Posted in: Accordion, Bach, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Broadway, Cello, Classical Music, Guitar instruction, Jazz, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Piano Music
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Quincy Jones (1933-) and Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) are the two composer-arranger-musicians for the subject of today’s blog. Having a career as a musician is challenging, and sometimes careers branch into other areas than performing. While not visible on stage, these areas are absolutely necessary and essential in the field. Quincy Jones (also known as ‘Q’ …
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Braille Music, Broadway, Film Music, Jazz
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
The following post is from John Hanson, former Section Head of the NLS Music Section. Tomorrow is Good Friday. It is a major Christian holiday marking Jesus’ crucifixion. “Holiday” seems a little too joyful a term given its origin. But the stock market is closed. Wall Street has a holiday. For me, growing up, Good Friday was …
Posted in: Braille Music, Broadway, Choral
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
I suspect if you are a fan of musicals, especially in the latter part of the twentieth century, you recognized the two references in this blog post title. We have presented blogs about the musicals and musical selections available in the NLS Music collection, and I want to get the word out about a great …
Posted in: Braille Music, Braille Music Transcribers, Broadway, Performing music, Popular Music