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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: 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
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), Library of Congress, has kicked off its 90th anniversary celebration with a free virtual concert by jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker. Come and join us for our celebration!
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Braille Music, Hammond organ, Instrumental Music, Jazz, NLS Concerts, NLS Music Section, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Stevie Wonder, Uncategorized
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), Library of Congress, will kick off its 90th anniversary celebration with a free virtual concert by jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker on Wednesday, March 3, at 8:00 p.m. (EST)—and you’re invited!
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Technology, Hammond organ, Instrumental Music, Musical instruments, NLS Concerts, NLS Music Section, Piano, Piano Music, Stevie Wonder, Teaching Students with Visual Impairments, Uncategorized
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: Brian McCurdy
For this week's feature on American Composers and Musicians, we will look at the remarkable life and work of jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker. He will perform a free virtual concert, which will begin streaming on the Library's YouTube page on Wednesday, March 3, at 8:00 p.m.
Posted in: American Composers, Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Technology, Hammond organ, Instrumental Music, Music Education, Music Instruction, Musical instruments, NLS Concerts, NLS Music Section, Performing music, Piano, Uncategorized
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), Library of Congress, will kick off its 90th anniversary celebration with a free virtual concert by jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker on Wednesday, March 3, at 8:00 p.m. (EST), and you're invited!
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille Music, Braille Technology, Instrumental Music, Interviews, Jazz, NLS Concerts, NLS Music Section, Piano, Piano Music, Uncategorized
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