July 22, 2021
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog posts celebrates the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival and provides a list of materials available from the NLS Music Section and greater NLS Collection relating to the music and artists featured in the festival.
Posted in: Audio , Blind Musicians , Blues , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Electric guitar , Gospel music , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Large Print Music , Motown , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Performing music , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music , Rhythm & Blues (R&B) , Smithsonian Folkways , Soul Music , Spirituals , Stevie Wonder , Talking Books , Women in Music , World Music
July 1, 2021
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
May 20, 2021
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 , Opera , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music , Song settings , Uncategorized , Virtuosic Piano Music
April 15, 2021
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This is our last installment of the "American Composers and Blind Musicians from A to Z" series. In this post we take a look at Blind American musicians who we missed on the first round.
Posted in: Audio , Blind Musicians , Blues , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Clarinet , Country Music , Flute , Folk Music , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Jazz , Music History and Appreciation , Nashville , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Performing music , Piano Music , Popular Music , Recordings , Rhythm & Blues (R&B) , Rock n' Roll , saxophone
April 8, 2021
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
March 4, 2021
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog post takes a look at "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin on the eve of its 50th birthday. Materials from the NLS Music Collection on rock music and guitars are featured.
Posted in: Blues , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Electric guitar , Guitar , Large Print , Large Print Music , Mellotron , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Performing music , Popular Music , Rock n' Roll , Talking Books
February 11, 2021
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
January 28, 2021
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 , Clarinet , Classical Music , Flute , Guitar , Instrumental Music , Music Instruction , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Talking Books , Ukulele
December 3, 2020
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
In this week's NLS Music Notes blog, learn about the incredible artistry of Jimi Hendrix--who challenged most preconceived notions of popular music in the 20th century to create a new space for music appreciation.
Posted in: Audio , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Electric guitar , Guest Post , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Instrumental Music , Large Print , Large Print Music , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Popular Music , Popular Music Lead Sheets , Rock n' Roll , Talking Books , Uncategorized