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Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
The noun 'Diva' has gained popularity in usage to describe some current pop female singers; but this title was used in the past for gifted opera sopranos as a sign of respect.
Posted in: Braille Music, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Metropolitan Opera, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Opera
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
May the Fourth be with you! Learn about the music that shaped the Star Wars soundtrack with the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Braille, Classical Music, Guest Post, Gustav Holst, Instrumental Music, John Williams, March, Music History and Appreciation, Opera, Orchestra, Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner, Soundtrack, Star Wars, Talking Books
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Read about the braille music scores and books that we’ve added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) during the past two months!
Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Audio, Bach, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Music Transcribers, Classical Music, Instrumental Music, Music Composition, Music Education, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Opera, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Talking Books, Violin music, Vocal music
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Learn to sing classical art songs and arias with audio lessons available from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: African American History month, Art Songs, Audio, Blind Musicians, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Catalogs, Classical Music, Joaquin Rodrigo, Lieder, Metropolitan Opera, Music Instruction, NLS Online Catalog, Opera, Performing music, Recordings, Spirituals, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Vocal music, Voyager Catalog, Women in Music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog post highlights some of the pieces in the NLS Music collection inspired by the works of E.T.A. Hoffmann, who was born on this day in 1776.
Posted in: Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille libretto, Braille Music, Classical Music, Instrumental Music, Libretto, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Opera, Orchestra, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Talking Books, Vocal music
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
NLS Music Section announces recent BARD additions from October-November, 2018.
Posted in: Arnold Schoenberg, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Choral, Classical Music, Guitar instruction, Music Education, New Acquisitions, Opera, Piano, Popular Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog is a brief look at some of Benjamin Britten's compositions and relevant materials from the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille libretto, Braille Music, Choral, Classical Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, Libretto, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Opera, Performing music, Talking Books, Vocal music, World War I, World War II
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This week, we will take a look at American composer George Gershwin. George Gershwin was one of the first American composers to use both popular and classical idioms. Years before his most famous compositions were penned, he worked on Tin Pan Alley as a song plugger—that is, someone who was hired to play and promote …
Posted in: American Composers, Audio, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Broadway, Choral, Classical Music, Jazz, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Opera, Orchestra, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, saxophone
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Read this blog and discover new materials, recorded and braille, now available from the NLS Music Section. Audio Materials All of the following are productions of Bill Brown. Banjo American Pie. Teaches this Don McLean song without the use of music notation. (DBM03915) Piano Bless the Broken Road. Teaches how to play “Bless the Broken …
Posted in: Art Songs, Audio, Banjo, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Opera, Orchestra, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Recordings, Talking Books, Vocal music