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
July 2, 2020
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
Independence Day has many associations: fireworks, barbecues, parades, and iconic military bands. In this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, Carter Rawson explores the history behind one of our greatest national treasures, the United States Army Band.
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Composers , Audio , Band , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Classical Music , Free Braille Music Scores , Guest Post , Instrumental Music , Large Print , Large Print Music , March , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Paris , Performing music , Piano , Piano Music , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Voyager Catalog , World War I
May 21, 2020
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
As with many songs, "Take Five" has a story that is more encompassing than just the notes on the page or the sounds from a recording. It talks about overcoming obstacles, articulating a creative vision, and seizing upon spontaneity. In this week's NLS Music Notes Blog, our series "Song Stories" explores the "Cool Jazz" standard, "Take Five."
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Composers , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Free Braille Music Scores , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Large Print , Large Print Music , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music , saxophone , Uncategorized , World War II
April 9, 2020
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
This week, as part of our series, "Song Stories," learn more about the origins of the melody and lyric that lifted the spirits of the world during the Great Depression: "April in Paris."
Posted in: American Composers , Audio , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Broadway , Free Braille Music Scores , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Large Print , Large Print Music , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Paris , Piano , Uncategorized , Vocal music , Voyager Catalog
March 12, 2020
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
In this week's blog, learn about Vincent Persichetti--an American composer, author, music publisher, and educator.
Posted in: Braille Music , Choral , Classical Music , Instrumental Music , Large Print , Music Composition , Music Education , Music Instruction , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Uncategorized
February 27, 2020
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
Now that we have reached the end of February, it’s time to let you know about new materials available from the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Audio , Blind Teachers , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Choral , Classical Music , Disco , Free Braille Music Scores , Guitar , Instrumental Music , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Orchestra , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music , Popular Music Lead Sheets , Soundtrack , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Violin music , Virtuosic Piano Music , Vocal music
January 30, 2020
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
It's the end of January, and time to let you know about new materials available from the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Aaron Copland , Accordion , American Composers , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille libretto , Braille Music , Classical Music , Horn , Instrumental Music , Johann Sebastian , Large Print , Large Print Music , Libretto , Music Composition , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Orchestra , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Teaching Students with Visual Impairments , Uncategorized , Vocal music , Voyager Catalog
December 20, 2019
Posted by: Katie Rodda
The NLS Music Section wishes you "happy holidays" with a listing of some lesser-known festive pieces from around the world.
Posted in: American Composers , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Choral , Family music making , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Piano , Piano Music , Talking Books , Vocal music , World Music
December 5, 2019
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
On December 5, 1933, the era of Prohibition officially ended in the United States. Learn more about the music that framed the national narrative surrounding the passage of the 18th and 21st Amendments.
Posted in: American Composers , Audio , Banjo , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Popular Music , Prohibition , Recordings , Uncategorized
