February 2, 2023
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This week's blog post takes a look at the life of film music composer Max Steiner, as well as the materials in the NLS collection related to him and his music.
Posted in: American Composers , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Broadway , Film Music , Motion Picture Music , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Piano , Piano Instruction , Popular Music , Soundtrack , Talking Books , Tin Pan Alley , World War I
January 26, 2023
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today’s blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in January 2023 by the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers , Art Songs , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Choral , Classical Music , Gospel music , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Latinx Music , Music Composition , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , Opera , Organ , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Pop Music , Popular Music , Recordings , Soundtrack , Talking Books , Violin music , Vocal music , World Music
January 12, 2023
Posted by: Timothy Jones
This post discusses the music braille signs for accidentals, key and time signatures.
Posted in: Bettye Krolick , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille History , Braille Music , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music
January 5, 2023
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
This week, learn more about how ancient dialects influenced the composition of one of Bela Bartok's most famous works, "Allegro Barbaro."
Posted in: Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Classical Music , Folk Music , History , Instrumental Music , Large Print , Large Print Music , Library of Congress , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , Performing music , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Virtuosic Piano Music
December 1, 2022
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This week's blog post examines the music from the James Bond films through the years and provides resources available from the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Audio , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Electric guitar , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , NLS Music Section , Performing music , Piano , Piano Music , Pop Music , Popular Music , Soundtrack , Talking Books
October 13, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, we take a deep dive into a piece that is often associated with the October tradition of Halloween: "Danse macabre" by Camille Saint-Saëns.
Posted in: Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Classical Music , Large Print , Large Print Music , Library of Congress , Music and Art , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Orchestra , Paris , Piano , Piano Music , Program Music , Uncategorized
October 6, 2022
Posted by: Juliette Appold
This week, the NLS Music Section celebrates 60 years of service to our patrons. Read about our history and enjoy some of the celebration music to check out.
Posted in: Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , Uncategorized
September 22, 2022
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Did you know that systems of tactile music notation were created in the 19th century to enable people who were blind to read and write music? Today, we will learn about two systems that were developed and used in Spain before braille music code gained widespread adoption in the 20th century.
Posted in: Blind Musicians , Blind Teachers , Braille , Braille History , Braille Music , Institut national des jeunes aveugles , Joaquin Rodrigo , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Spain , teachers , Teaching Students with Visual Impairments
September 8, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, learn more about one of our newest items acquired via the Marrakesh Treaty: Francis Poulenc's Sonata for Flute and Piano. Commissioned by the Library of Congress and dedicated to Jean-Pierre Rampal , the Sonata has become a standard in the repertoire.
Posted in: Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille libretto , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Classical Music , History , Large Print , Large Print Music , Library of Congress , Libretto , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Performing music , Uncategorized , Voyager Catalog