May 13, 2021
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today we celebrate the birthday of British composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. Read about him and some of the materials by and about him in the NLS Collection.
Posted in: Audio , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille libretto , Braille Music , Choral , Libretto , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Performing music , Recordings , Vocal music , Voyager Catalog
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 , 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
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
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 , Classical Music , Flute , Guitar , Instrumental Music , Music Instruction , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Talking Books , Ukulele
January 7, 2021
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's blog NLS Music Notes blog post, learn more about Nicolò Paganini and the music inspired by his legendary Caprice No. 24.
Posted in: Accordion , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Classical Music , Flute , Instrumental Music , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Uncategorized , Violin music , Voyager Catalog
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
October 15, 2020
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
In this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, learn more about the exceptionally gifted blind pianist, Art Tatum.
Posted in: Art Tatum , Blind Musicians , Blues , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Music History and Appreciation , Musical instruments , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Performing music , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music , Uncategorized
October 8, 2020
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog post looks at the life of two renowned French composers for organ (Louis Vierne and Olivier Messiaen), and their compositions in the NLS Music Collection.
Posted in: Bach , Blind Musicians , Blind Teachers , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Classical Music , Instrumental Music , Large Print , Large Print Music , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Orchestra , Organ , Paris , Performing music , Piano , Piano Music , Talking Books
September 17, 2020
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes blog, our series "Song Stories" looks at two different takes on the month of September.
Posted in: Art Songs , Audio , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Classical Music , Disco , Free Braille Music Scores , Large Print , Large Print Music , Lieder , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Poetry , Popular Music , Popular Music Lead Sheets , Rhythm & Blues (R&B) , Richard Strauss , Soul Music , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Vocal music , World War II
