October 24, 2019
Posted by: Katie Rodda
NLS welcomes jazz pianist and Music Section patron José André Montaño to the stage of the Library of Congress on November 7, 2019.
Posted in: Hispanic American History , Instrumental Music , Jazz , Latin American Music , Latin Jazz , Latinx Music , NLS Concerts , NLS Music Section , Performing music , Piano
July 4, 2019
Posted by: Katie Rodda
On this Independence Day, I thought it would be nice to review some of the patriotic tunes we have in the NLS Music collection. In previous posts I’ve discussed the music of George M. Cohan and John Philip Sousa. We also have some posts about the Ohio State School for the Blind’s marching band by …
Posted in: American Composers , Audio , Band , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Choral , Instrumental Music , Large Print , Large Print Music , March , Music Instruction , NLS Online Catalog , Organ , Performing music , Piano , Piano Music , Poetry , Talking Books , Vocal music , Women in Music , World War I
January 24, 2019
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 , Orchestra , Performing music , Piano , Piano Music , Talking Books , Vocal music