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Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes Blog, Carter Rawson takes us through the incredible musical catalog of Frank Zappa.
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Classical Music, Guest Post, Guitar, Instrumental Music, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Pierre Boulez, Popular Music, Talking Books, Uncategorized
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today’s blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in June 2021 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers, American Printing House for the Blind, Art Songs, Audio, Bach, Band, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Choral, Classical Music, Country Music, Instrumental Music, Jazz, Marrakesh Treaty, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, Organ, Piano Music, Smithsonian Folkways, Talking Books
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Greetings, music lovers! The NLS Music Section has worked hard to add a variety of talking books and braille music to BARD this month. Check out what we've added for your enjoyment and edification!
Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Bach, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Music Transcribers, Broadway, Choral, Classical Music, Country Music, Film Music, Jazz, Leonard Bernstein, Marrakesh Treaty, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Soundtrack, Talking Books, Vocal music
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
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog, learn more about one of the hidden gems in our collection: Paul Hindemith's "Six Chansons."
Posted in: Animals, Art Songs, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Choral, Classical Music, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Poetry, Song settings, Uncategorized, World War I, World War II
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Learn about the artistic achievements and contributions of Victoria Kamhi de Rodrigo and the lifelong collaboration she cultivated with her husband, Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo.
Posted in: Art Songs, Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille History, Braille Music, Classical Music, Guitar, Joaquin Rodrigo, Music History and Appreciation, Song settings, Vocal music, Women in Music, Women's History Month
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Celebrate Women's History Month by learning about Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for music, and Mana-Zucca, composer, pianist, singer, and one of the most photographed women of the early 20th century.
Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Carnegie Hall, Classical Music, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Elliott Carter, Interviews, Juilliard School, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Ned Rorem, Pierre Boulez, Pulitzer Prize, Women in Music, Women's History Month
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Celebrate Valentine's Day with the remarkable love story of composer Joaquin Rodrigo and his wife and collaborator, Victoria Kamhi de Rodrigo.
Posted in: Art Songs, Blind Musicians, Braille History, Braille Music, Classical Music, Guitar, Harp, Horn, Instrumental Music, Joaquin Rodrigo, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Orchestra, Paris, Song settings, Vocal music, Women in Music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in January 2021 by he NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Bach, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Music Transcribers, Broadway, Choral, Classical Music, Flute, Guitar, Instrumental Music, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Talking Books, Ukulele