New BARD Additions: November 2022
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
See what new music titles have been added to the Braille Audio Reading Download (BARD) at NLS!
Posted in: Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Classical Music
Category: Classical Music
Happy Birthday Richard Strauss!
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
The NLS Music Section notes the birthday of composer and conductor Richard Strauss.
Posted in: Classical Music, Family music making, Horn, Libretto, Music Composition, Orchestra, Richard Strauss
American Music from A to Z in the NLS Music Collection: F—Lukas Foss
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Composer and conductor Lukas Foss is discussed in this blog about American Music.
Posted in: Aaron Copland, American Composers, Classical Music
American Composers from A to Z: U-V (Part 1 –Unseld, Benjamin Carl and Vogel, Roger Craig)
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
We present American composers from different eras for their contribution to American music.
Posted in: American Composers, Bold Note Scores, Classical Music, Music Composition, NLS Music Section
Comfort Ye
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Seek music to find comfort in times of grief.
Posted in: Braille Music, Classical Music, Guitar instruction
New BARD Additions: August 2020
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
Summer Interns: Stepping In to Help Out
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
This summer the NLS Music Section was fortunate in having the pleasure of hosting not only one Junior Fellow, but two! Junior Fellows provide valuable services to Library of Congress staff by allowing a focus on a particular project for the benefit of the section and in turn providing experience for students in a professional …
Posted in: Audio, Braille, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Classical Music, Music History and Appreciation, Smithsonian Folkways
Hello From the Planet Earth
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Noting the anniversary of the launch of the Voyager 1 spacecraft and music selected from the planet Earth.
Posted in: American Composers, Bach, Braille Music, Classical Music, Metropolitan Opera, Music History and Appreciation, NASA, NLS Music Section
American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: I (Part 1 – Charles Ives, Anthony Iannaccone, and Andrew Imbrie)
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
NLS Music Notes explores American composers with a last name beginning with the letter 'I'.
Posted in: American Composers, Band, Classical Music, Music Composition