December 8, 2022
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
Ned Rorem, who passed away last month at the age of 99, left behind a wealth of music and literature. For this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, learn more about Rorem's life and creative works.
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December 30, 2021
Posted by: Brian McCurdy
In this week's NLS Music Notes blog post, we bring you the latest offerings that have been added to BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download). Please enjoy this musical feast, and Happy Holidays from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: Art Songs , Audio , Bach , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Braille Technology , Broadway , Choral , Classical Music , Country Music , Electric guitar , Flute , Free Braille Music Scores , Guitar , Hammond organ , Horn , Instrumental Music , Interviews , Jazz , Johnny Cash , Juvenile Music , Latin American Music , Latin Jazz , Lieder , Louis Braille , Marrakesh Treaty , Music Composition , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Music Instruction , Musical instruments , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Orchestra , Organ , Performing music , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Popular Music , Ravel , saxophone , Smithsonian Folkways , Song settings , Soul Music , Talking Books , Uncategorized , Violin music , Virtuosic Piano Music , Vocal music
October 28, 2021
Posted by: Katie Rodda
Today's blog post rounds up all the new digital acquisitions and digitized items added to BARD in October 2021 by he NLS Music Section.
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Composers , Audio , Bach , Blues , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Choral , Classical Music , Country Music , Instrumental Music , Music Composition , Music Instruction , New Acquisitions , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Organ , Piano , Piano Instruction , Piano Music , Ravel , Smithsonian Folkways , Talking Books , Vocal music , Voyager Catalog
June 4, 2020
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
This post discusses performances by pianist Van Cliburn and some of the music he performed.
Posted in: Audio , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Classical Music , Instrumental Music , Music History and Appreciation , Performing music , Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky , Piano , Piano Music , Ravel , Virtuosic Piano Music
January 23, 2020
Posted by: Donna Koh
Hollywood is abuzz in anticipation of the annual Academy Awards ceremony coming up on February 9th. I’ll admit that regardless of how late it is on Sunday night, I stay up to find out who the winners are. Equally exciting for people who are starstruck like me is when iconic film stars or other celebrities …
Posted in: Aaron Copland , American Composers , Leonard Bernstein , Music Education , Music History and Appreciation , Ravel , teachers , World War I , World War II
October 31, 2019
Posted by: Gilbert Busch
Learn about braille music now available on BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) from the NLS Music Section!
Posted in: Art Songs , Bach , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Braille Music Digitization , Choral , Classical Music , Instrumental Music , March , Music Instruction , New Acquisitions , Organ , Piano , Piano Music , Popular Music Lead Sheets , Ravel , Vocal music
January 25, 2018
Posted by: Katie Rodda
The Music Section has been very busy over the past month adding new and newly digitized music materials to BARD. From Mozart, to bluegrass, to method books for alto and bass flute, there is a little bit of something here for everyone! If you have any questions on how to use BARD or to obtain …
Posted in: Art Songs , Audio , Bluegrass , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille Music , Choral , Classical Music , Guitar instruction , Instrumental Music , Lieder , NLS Music Section , Orchestra , Piano , Piano Music , Ravel , Talking Books , Vocal music
November 9, 2017
Posted by: Katie Rodda
This blog takes a look at composers who were affected by World War I and the music that they composed.
Posted in: Audio , Braille , Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD , Braille libretto , Braille Music , Classical Music , Instrumental Music , Music Composition , Music History and Appreciation , NLS Music Section , NLS Online Catalog , Performing music , Piano , Piano Music , Ravel , World War I
March 10, 2016
Posted by: John Hanson
The following is a guest blog by Donna Koh, Music Reader Services Librarian in the Music Section. There are a few experiences in my life that I know I will never forget. One of them took place when I was 9 years old and living in Korea. One evening, my piano teacher called my …
Posted in: Braille Music , Piano , Piano Music , Ravel
