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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
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog post takes a look at what audio and braille materials have been added by the NLS Music Section to BARD (Braille Audio Reading Download) in September.
Posted in: Art Songs, Audio, Bluegrass, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Music Transcribers, Choral, Golden-Chord, Instrumental Music, Music Composition, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Online Catalog, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, Talking Books, Violin music, Vocal music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This guest post by music librarian Brian McCurdy continues our American Composers from A to Z series. This time we are looking at the life and work of composer Edward MacDowell.
Posted in: Aaron Copland, American Composers, Art Songs, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Classical Music, Guest Post, Large Print, Large Print Music, Leonard Bernstein, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Piano, Piano Music, Recordings, Talking Books
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
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, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Talking Books, Violin music, Vocal 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, Orchestra, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Talking Books, Vocal music
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog gives an overview of the digitized material added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) in December 2018.
Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Music Transcribers, Choral, Classical Music, Golden-Chord, Instrumental Music, Lieder, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, NLS Online Catalog, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music Lead Sheets, Violin music, Vocal music
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, Orchestra, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Popular Music, saxophone
Posted by: Katie Rodda
British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born on August 15th in 1875. One of the more popular composers in England and the United States during the turn of the 20th century, he composed many works for choir, piano, and larger instrumental ensembles; however, his works are seldom performed today. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was born in London to …
Posted in: Art Songs, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Choral, Classical Music, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Piano, Piano Music, Vocal music