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Song Stories: Samuel Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer of 1915”

Posted by: Brian McCurdy

For this installment of "Song Stories", we are going to explore how James Agee's prose and Samuel Barber's music came together for "Knoxville: Summer of 1915."

Posted in: Aaron Copland, American Composers, Art Songs, Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille libretto, Braille Music, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Orchestra, Pulitzer Prize, Song settings, Uncategorized, Voyager Catalog

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American Composers and Musicians from A to Z: X-Z (Part 1–Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe and Mana-Zucca)

Posted by: Lindsay Conway

Celebrate Women's History Month by learning about Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for music, and Mana-Zucca, composer, pianist, singer, and one of the most photographed women of the early 20th century.

Posted in: American Composers, Art Songs, Carnegie Hall, Classical Music, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Elliott Carter, Interviews, Juilliard School, Music Composition, Music History and Appreciation, Ned Rorem, Pierre Boulez, Pulitzer Prize, Women in Music, Women's History Month