February 9, 2023
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, we learn the story behind Stevie Wonder's song, "Happy Birthday."
Posted in: African American History month , Black History Month , Blind Musicians , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Instrumental Music , Library of Congress , Music Composition , Musical instruments , NLS Music Section , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Pop Music , Popular Music , Popular Music Lead Sheets , Singing , Soul Music , Stevie Wonder , Talking Books , Voyager Catalog
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
August 4, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, we uncover another "hidden gem" in our collection. Join us for a deep dive into the music of the Texas-based Thai funk band Khruangbin.
Posted in: Audio , Bass Guitar Instruction , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Electric guitar , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Jazz , Music Composition , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Popular Music , Rhythm & Blues (R&B) , Talking Books , Texas , Uncategorized , Voyager Catalog
July 14, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
Born on July 14, 1912, Woody Guthrie earned the nickname "The Dust Bowl Troubadour" with the 1940 release of "Dust Bowl Ballads." In this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, learn more about the most successful album of Guthrie's career and how it influenced a new generation of artists.
Posted in: American Braille , American Composers , American Folklife Center , Audio , Audio Preservation , Blues , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Folk Music , Folklore , Free Braille Music Scores , Guitar , Johnny Cash , Labor , Library of Congress , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , Musical instruments , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Popular Music , Popular Music Lead Sheets , Smithsonian Folkways , Texas , Uncategorized , Vocal music , Voyager Catalog
June 23, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes Blog post, our Braille Music Specialist Timothy Jones discusses Robert Schumann and one of his sets of Character Pieces for piano, "Scenes from Childhood."
Posted in: American Printing House for the Blind , Arias , Art Songs , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Circulation , Classical Music , Free Braille Music Scores , Guest Post , Instrumental Music , Library of Congress , Lieder , Louis Braille , Marrakesh Treaty , Music and Art , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Performing music , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Song settings , Uncategorized , Virtuosic Piano Music , Voyager Catalog
June 9, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, our "Hidden Gems" series takes us to the Mississippi Delta as we learn about the life and music of Muddy Waters.
Posted in: American Folklife Center , Blues , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Electric guitar , Free Braille Music Scores , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Large Print , Large Print Music , Library of Congress , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Rhythm & Blues (R&B) , Rock n' Roll , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Voyager Catalog
January 13, 2022
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog post continues the NLS Music Section's series of American Music from A to Z. This week, we take a look at the life and music of Hazel Dickens.
Posted in: American Composers , American Folklife Center , Audio , Banjo , Bluegrass , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Country Music , Folk Music , Guitar , Labor , Mandolin , Music Composition , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Performing music , Recordings , Smithsonian Folkways , Talking Books , Women in Music
December 30, 2021
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
In this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, we bring you the latest offerings that have been added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download). Please enjoy this musical feast, and Happy Holidays from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: Art Songs , Audio , Bach , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Braille Technology , Broadway , Choral , Classical Music , Country Music , Electric guitar , Flute , Free Braille Music Scores , Guitar , Hammond organ , Horn , Instrumental Music , Interviews , Jazz , Johnny Cash , Juvenile Music , Latin American Music , Latin Jazz , Lieder , Louis Braille , Marrakesh Treaty , Music Composition , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Opera , Orchestra , Organ , Performing music , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Popular Music , Ravel , saxophone , Smithsonian Folkways , Song settings , Soul Music , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Violin music , Virtuosic Piano Music , Vocal music
December 2, 2021
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This week's blog post talks about the recent documentary "Get Back," and provides books about learning Beatles music, and books about The Beatles.
Posted in: Audio , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Electric guitar , Guitar , Guitar instruction , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , Performing music , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Popular Music , Rock n' Roll , Talking Books
