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Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog takes a look at composers who were affected by World War I and the music that they composed.
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Posted by: Katie Rodda
Like many other Americans, I have been tuning in to the documentary The Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick this past week. This 10-part series depicts the grim realities of the Vietnam War at home and abroad, and the soundtrack of the movie transports one back to the late 1960s quite perfectly. With …
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Posted by: Katie Rodda
The following is a guest blog post from the new section head of the NLS Music Section, Juliette Appold. Have you ever thought about listing classical and contemporary composers by their last names from A to Z? How about identifying American composers from A to Z? And how about filling the alphabet with names of …
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille libretto, Classical Music, Libretto, Music Composition, NLS Music Section, Performing music, Talking Books
Posted by: Katie Rodda
In the space of just two weeks, musicians and music-lovers remember the life and death of two of the most famous saxophonists known to the world: Eric Dolphy, who passed away on June 29th, 1964 and Albert Ayler, who was born on July 13th, 1936. Each of them left an indelible mark on the world, …
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