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Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Woodstock with accessible music scores and books from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: American Composers, Folk Music, Grateful Dead, Guest Post, Guitar instruction, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, National Parks, Performing music, Popular Music, Rhythm & Blues (R&B), Rock n' Roll, Soul Music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This guest post by music librarian Brian McCurdy continues our American Composers from A to Z series. This time we are looking at the life and work of composer Edward MacDowell.
Posted in: Aaron Copland, American Composers, Art Songs, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Classical Music, Guest Post, Large Print, Large Print Music, Leonard Bernstein, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Piano, Piano Music, Recordings, Talking Books
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
This week's post looks at songs featuring the mellotron available from our collection, as well as the history of this Space Age instrument in 1960s rock and roll.
Posted in: American Composers, Band, Guest Post, Guitar instruction, Mellotron, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Musical instruments, Popular Music, Rhythm & Blues (R&B), Rock n' Roll
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
May the Fourth be with you! Learn about the music that shaped the Star Wars soundtrack with the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Braille, Classical Music, Guest Post, Gustav Holst, Instrumental Music, John Williams, March, Music History and Appreciation, Orchestra, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner, Soundtrack, Star Wars, Talking Books