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Triumph over Tragedy: The Love Story of Victoria and Joaquín Rodrigo

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.

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Beyond Aranjuez: Solo Guitar Works by Joaquín Rodrigo

Posted by: Lindsay Conway

Blind Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo is best known today for his Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra, but he wrote many other works for guitar. Learn about four of these pieces that the NLS Music Section has digitized in honor of the maestro's birthday!

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New BARD Additions: May 2020

Posted by: Lindsay Conway

This month we have a veritable bonanza of new talking books and braille music that we've added to BARD for your enjoyment! This includes two new podcasts from Smithsonian Folkways, a Nat King Cole songbook, Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, and braille music for flute and piano.

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: P (Part 2—Puckett, Riley)

Posted by: Lindsay Conway

He was nicknamed the Ball Mountain Caruso. He introduced yodeling to country music recording well before Jimmie Rodgers' blue yodel. Meet Riley Puckett, one of the brightest stars of early country music, in today's blog post.

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New BARD Additions: March 2020

Posted by: Lindsay Conway

Enjoy learning music from the comfort of home with the new talking books and braille music scores now available on BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) from the NLS Music Section.