Baby It’s COLD Outside!
Posted by: Mary Dell Jenkins
Highlighting winter and snow themed music from the NLS Music Section collection.
Posted in: Braille Music, Choral, Piano Music, Uncategorized, Vivaldi
Category: Piano Music
Virtual Concert: Jazz Pianist Matthew Whitaker
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), Library of Congress, will kick off its 90th anniversary celebration with a free virtual concert by jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker on Wednesday, March 3, at 8:00 p.m. (EST), and you're invited!
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille Music, Braille Technology, Instrumental Music, Interviews, Jazz, NLS Concerts, NLS Music Section, Piano, Piano Music, Uncategorized
New BARD Additions: January 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
Best of the Music Section: 2020 Edition
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
Start your New Year with new music! Despite the challenges of the past year, the NLS Music Section acquired many new and exciting books and scores for our patrons to use and enjoy. See what's on our "Best of 2020" list in braille, audio, and large print!
Posted in: Audio, Bach, Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille History, Braille Music, Brazil, Broadway, Claude Montal, Flute, Folk Music, Guitar instruction, Johann Sebastian, Large Print Music, Leonard Bernstein, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, Nat King Cole, New Acquisitions, NLS Music Section, Piano Music, Stevie Wonder, Talking Books, Uncategorized, Women in Music, World Music
Water in Music
Posted by: Juliette Appold
Water has served composers and musicians as a source of inspiration. How have they used it? This blog will highlight examples available for check-out from the NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Instrumental Music, Large Print Music, Lieder, Piano Music, Popular Music, Uncategorized
American Composers and Blind Musicians from A to Z: U-V (Part 2 – Ungár, Imré)
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post continues our series of American composers and blind musicians with Hungarian pianist Imré Ungár.
Posted in: Audio, Blind Musicians, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Instrumental Music, Large Print, Large Print Music, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, Performing music, Piano, Piano Music, Virtuosic Piano Music
American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: T (Part 2 — TATUM, Art)
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
The French Connection: French Composers for Organ
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
New BARD Additions: September 2020
Posted by: Lindsay Conway
The NLS Music Section has a batch of new braille music and talking books for you to enjoy! Check out what's new and available for download from BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download)!
Posted in: Accordion, American Composers, Art Songs, Bach, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Broadway, Cello, Flute, Horn, Jazz, Johann Sebastian, Music Education, Music History and Appreciation, Music Instruction, New Acquisitions, Organ, Piano, Piano Music, Violin music, Vocal music